AFP journalist who survived Buchenwald camp dies aged 102

Former Journalist Who Survived Nazi Concentration Camp Dies At 102

Jacques Moalic, a former Agence France-Presse journalist who survived deportation to the Buchenwald concentration camp in World War II, has died aged 102, his family said.

AFP journalist who survived Buchenwald camp dies aged 102

PARIS: Jacques Moalic, a former Agence France-Presse journalist who survived deportation to the Buchenwald concentration camp in World War II, has died aged 102, his family said. Moalic died on Thursday at his Paris home, his daughter told AFP. Moalic was deported on Dec 18, 1943 to Buchenwald for acts of resistance against France's German Nazi occupiers and witnessed the camp's liberation by American soldiers on April 11, 1945. After his releas…

Jacques Moalic had been deported on 18 December 1943 to Buchenwald. He left behind a poignant testimony about the release of the concentration camp in April 1945.

Deported on 18 December 1943 for acts of resistance, he had retained a precise memory of the opening of the concentration camp with the arrival of American soldiers on 11 April 1945.

After his release from Buchenwald, Jacques Moalic had resumed his studies, especially in law. He then entered the AFP, where he led a career as a great reporter.

AFP Journalist Who Survived Buchenwald Camp Dies Aged 102

Jacques Moalic, a former Agence France-Presse journalist who survived deportation to the Buchenwald concentration camp in World War II, has died aged 102, his family said. AFP Journalist Who Survived Buchenwald Camp Dies Aged 102 Moalic died Thursday at his Paris home, his daughter told AFP. Moalic was deported on December 18, 1943 to Buchenwald for acts of resistance against France’s German Nazi occupiers and witnessed the camp’s liberation by …