Joseph Epstein (French Resistance Leader)
Joseph Epstein (October 16, 1911 – April 11, 1944, Fort Mont-Valérien, France), also known as Colonel Gilles and as Joseph Andrej, was a Polish-born Jewish communist activist and a French Resistance leader during World War II. He was executed by the Germans.
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