The ambush succeeded with astonishing precision. Lucie personally took part in the attack, freeing Raymond and several other prisoners. The couple then fled south and eventually escaped to London, where they continued working for the Free French.
After the war, they became symbols of courage and defiance, dedicating their lives to public service, memory work, and education.
Their marriage endured for more than six decades, ending only with Lucie’s death in 2007, a partnership forged in danger and remembered as one of the most remarkable love‑and‑resistance stories of the era.
