Built in 1921 for use as a military prison, after the invasion of the unoccupied zone of Vichy France in November 1942, the Gestapo used it as a prison, interrogation centre and internment camp for those waiting for transfer to concentration camps. It is estimated that over 15,000 people were imprisoned in Montluc, and over 900 of them were executed within it.[1]
In mid-August 1944, prisoners from Montluc were taken to Bron Airfield where 109 of them, including 72 Jews, were killed in what would become known as Le Charnier de Bron ("The Charnel house of Bron").[2]
Montluc was liberated on 24 August 1944 by FFI troops, when resistance leader Colonel Köenig, profiting from the chaos reigning in Lyon at the time, entered the prison in a stolen German Army car disguised as a Gestapo officer and persuaded the Commandant to free the prisoners, saying that the order had come from the Gestapo Commander in Lyon, Klaus Barbie.[1]
In 1947, Montluc became a civil prison once again, finally closing in 1997,[3] though the female maison d'arrêt was not closed until May 2009.
Current status
In 2009, most of the prison, including the walls, the stairs and the courtyard, were classified as a monument historique.[4] Since September 2010 the prison has been open to the public for guided tours organized by the National Office of Veterans and War Victims (l’Office national des Anciens combattants et Victimes de guerre).[5]
^ abCosgrove, Michael (24 August 2009). "Lyon commemorates the liberation of its wartime Nazi prisoners". Digital Journal. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^"Bron: le panneau en mémoire des charniers de l'aéroport dévoilé" [Bron: memorial unveiled to mass graves at the airport]. Le Progrès. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
^"Les prisons de Lyon". Prison.eu (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2010.
^Base Mérimée: Fort Montluc, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^. pointsdactu.org (in French). 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
External links
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January 31, 2023
montluc, prison, this, article, about, military, prison, nearby, fort, fort, montluc, french, pronunciation, former, prison, located, jeanne, hachette, arrondissement, lyon, france, known, being, internment, torture, killing, place, gestapo, during, occupation. This article is about the military prison For the nearby fort see Fort Montluc Montluc prison French pronunciation mɔ lyk is a former prison located on rue Jeanne Hachette in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon France It was known for being an internment torture and killing place by the Gestapo during the occupation of France by the Nazis MontlucEntrance to the prisonLocationLyon FranceCoordinates45 45 1 37 N 4 51 42 61 E 45 7503806 N 4 8618361 E 45 7503806 4 8618361 Coordinates 45 45 1 37 N 4 51 42 61 E 45 7503806 N 4 8618361 E 45 7503806 4 8618361StatusMuseumOpened1921 1921 Closed1997Street address4 rue Jeanne HachetteCityLyonCountryFrance Contents 1 History 2 Current status 3 Notable prisoners 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditBuilt in 1921 for use as a military prison after the invasion of the unoccupied zone of Vichy France in November 1942 the Gestapo used it as a prison interrogation centre and internment camp for those waiting for transfer to concentration camps It is estimated that over 15 000 people were imprisoned in Montluc and over 900 of them were executed within it 1 In mid August 1944 prisoners from Montluc were taken to Bron Airfield where 109 of them including 72 Jews were killed in what would become known as Le Charnier de Bron The Charnel house of Bron 2 On 20 August about 120 prisoners were taken to Fort de Cote Lorette in Saint Genis Laval and shot This event is known as the Saint Genis Laval massacre Montluc was liberated on 24 August 1944 by FFI troops when resistance leader Colonel Koenig profiting from the chaos reigning in Lyon at the time entered the prison in a stolen German Army car disguised as a Gestapo officer and persuaded the Commandant to free the prisoners saying that the order had come from the Gestapo Commander in Lyon Klaus Barbie 1 In 1947 Montluc became a civil prison once again finally closing in 1997 3 though the female maison d arret was not closed until May 2009 Current status EditIn 2009 most of the prison including the walls the stairs and the courtyard were classified as a monument historique 4 Since September 2010 the prison has been open to the public for guided tours organized by the National Office of Veterans and War Victims l Office national des Anciens combattants et Victimes de guerre 5 Notable prisoners EditRaymond Aubrac resistance leader 1943 Antoine Avinin French businessman army officer and resistance leader later a deputy and senator 1942 Francis Basin French SOE organiser of URCHIN network 1942 Anthony Brooks British SOE officer 1944 Marc Bloch historian and resister 1944 Habib Bourguiba Tunisian nationalist later 1st President of Tunisia 1943 Andre Devigny soldier and resister who escaped 1943 Salomon Gluck physician and resister 1944 Maurice Joyeux anarchist 1940 44 Jean de Lattre de Tassigny later commander of 1st French Army during the invasion of Southern France 1942 43 Jean Moulin soldier and resistance leader 1943 Roland de Pury Calvinist minister and resistance leader 1943 Elise Rivet nun and resister 1944 Andre Frossard French journalist and essayist interned in the Jew Booths of Fort Montluc one of seven survivors of Bron Massacre 1943 44 Alice Vansteenberghe physician and resister 1944 See also EditA Man Escaped Hotel Terminus Fort MontlucReferences Edit a b Cosgrove Michael 24 August 2009 Lyon commemorates the liberation of its wartime Nazi prisoners Digital Journal Retrieved 7 June 2010 Bron le panneau en memoire des charniers de l aeroport devoile Bron memorial unveiled to mass graves at the airport Le Progres 2 September 2014 Retrieved 26 June 2015 Les prisons de Lyon Prison eu in French Retrieved 7 June 2010 Base Merimee Fort Montluc Ministere francais de la Culture in French Prison de Montluc un nouveau lieu de memoire pointsdactu org in French 2014 Archived from the original on 22 June 2011 Retrieved 22 October 2014 External links Edit Media related to Prison Montluc at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montluc prison amp oldid 1111568342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
