Disappearance. The Resistant Mélanie Berger-Volle, "Indefatigable Memory Smuggler", Died at 105 Years of Age
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From French and Austrian nationalities, she joined forces from adolescence against the Hitler regime in her native Austria and then in France.
The Prefect of the Loire announced on Thursday, October 22, that Mélanie Berger-Volle, emblematic figure of the resistance, had died at the age of 105.
Born into a Jewish working-class family, engaged very early in extreme-left groups, this Franco-Austrian activist imprisoned in 1942 devoted herself to post-war memory work.
At 105 years old, Mélanie Berger-Volle, a figure of the Resistance, died in Saint-Étienne. From Austria to France, she fought Nazism before devoting her life to sharing her story with young people. Her motto: “Resisting is essential. It's better to live standing up than on your knees.”
Mélanie Berger-Volle, emblematic figure of the Resistance and resident in Saint-Étienne for several years, died on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at the age of 105.
"She has incarnated her whole life the refusal of resignation," greets the Prefect of the Loire.
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