Pierre Ruibet

Pierre Ruibet was resistant a French, born the July 9th 1925 with Grenoble, and Mort for France the June 30th 1944 with Jonzac.

A young patriot

Old Child reared by the army at the school of Autun, it tries with beginning of the year 43 to gain London via the Spain, but it fails. During the year, he works for a company posing of the telephone cables in the Massif Central and being used as cover with Resistance. At the end of 43, it arrives at Jonzac in the family of its friend Michel Robert.

destruction of the deposit of Jonzac

At the beginning of 44, it succeeds in being made engage with the ammunition dump of Jonzac. Speaking a little German, it gains the confidence of the occupant quickly. By the means of the group-franc " Alarm " , pertaining to the civil Organization and soldier, it makes pass to London, a plan of the deposit, as well as an estimate of the stock of ammunition. It estimates this one at nearly 120 trains of ammunition. It is the deposit of the Kriegsmarine for the Atlantique and the the North Sea, and by the importance, it is the second deposit of the German army in France. The ammunition are stored in the careers of Heurtebise, with twenty meters under ground, and are defended by 26 machine-guns, and several guns of 37 mm, 77 mm, 105 Misters It is impossible to destroy it by a bombardment, or a raid of commando. Only solution, a sabotage.

June 4th the order is given to destroy the deposit.

After several attempts on June 30th with 8:30, he arrives, helped of his friend Claude Gâtineau with to sabotage the deposit. Located by a German patrol, it is sacrificed by directly putting fire at the wicks. During three days, the explosions will follow one another. His/her Gâtineau comrade will be shot the following day. The German commander of the place of Jonzac declared with the mayor of the commune and the sub-prefect: " Ruibet carried us a mortal blow. We would not have believed that of this boy. We relied any on him. He misled us. But it was a brave." Its corpse will be found a few days later.

He is Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Compagnon of the Release on a purely basis posthumous (decree of the December 29th 1944) and Quoted with the Order of the Nation.

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