Joseph Boczov
Joseph Boczov | |
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Portrait preserved in the German Federal Archive, in a pose similar to that of portrait appearing on the Affiche Rouge | |
| Born | 3 August 1905 Felsőbánya, Szatmár County, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 21 February 1944 (aged 38) Fort Mont-Valérien, Paris, Military Administration in France |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Allegiance | Communist International |
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| Unit | FTP-MOI |
Joseph Boczov or József Boczor, aka Ferenc Wolff (3 August 1905 – 21 February 1944) was a Romanian chemical engineer, Hungarian Jew, and volunteer fighter for the French liberation army FTP-MOI. In 1942 Boczov founded and led the 4th detachment, called the dérailleurs, as they specialized in derailing trains. A specialist in explosives, Boczov had participated in military operations during the Spanish Civil War. He was executed in 1944 by the Germans after a show trial in Paris of the Manouchian Group.