Marcel Pinte, known as "Quinquin", was a liaison officer for the Resistance fighters when he was only 6 years old.

His youth had allowed him to escape the suspicions of the Germans until his accidental death in 1944. He will be honored Wednesday on the occasion of the commemorations of November 11: his name will be inscribed on a monument to the dead in Aixe- sur-Vienne, Haute-Vienne.

At 6, he is considered the youngest resistance fighter in France to have fallen during World War II.

Marcel Pinte, nicknamed "Quinquin", was only 6 years old in 1944. This November 11, the youngest resistance member in France will be honored, since his name will be engraved on the monument to the dead in Aixe-sur-Vienne (Haute-Vienne ), near Limoges.

Little Marcel Pinte had used his blouse to hide messages sent to the Resistance fighters, in the bush and on the farms where they were hiding during the Second World War.

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A messenger of resistance

His youth, his angelic face and his mischievous gaze allowed him to go unnoticed: he has never been searched by the Germans.

At 6, he nevertheless played the role of a real liaison agent ... His father, a figure of the Resistance in the region, protected him in dangerous missions, reports Alexandre Brémaud, one of the descendants of his family.

: "He covered distances of one to two kilometers, no more. He had very easy contact with adults. He understood that what he was doing was dangerous, but he also knew that it was useful."

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Not easy, however, for a child to conceal such an activity.

Marcel has several times been surprised by his father singing songs from the maquis during his walks.

This one obviously lectured him to protect him.

But "Quinquin" died on August 19, 1944, accidentally hit by machine gun fire from an English soldier.

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