▁defence ▁sites , ▁the ▁deb acle , ▁P ét ain ’ s ▁qu aver ing ▁voice , ▁the ▁arm ist ice , ▁occupation ▁and ▁collaboration . ▁I ▁refused ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁final , ▁that ▁our ▁British ▁al lies ▁had ▁become ▁our ▁enemies ▁over night . Den ise ▁Vern ay ' s ▁Franc - T ire ur ▁Test im ony , ▁in ▁Ped agog ical ▁Fact sheets ▁for ▁teachers : ▁Vict ims ▁of ▁Naz ism : ▁A ▁m osa ic ▁of ▁F ates . ▁Str as bourg , ▁France : ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Den ise ▁Jacob ▁performed ▁her ▁first ▁acts ▁of ▁resistance , ▁distrib uting ▁anti - f asc ist ▁educational ▁materials ▁and ▁listening ▁to ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁for ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁an ▁activity ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁out la wed ▁by ▁the ▁V ich y ▁Government . ▁The ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁then ▁relay ed ▁that ▁news ▁to ▁her ▁teachers ▁and ▁class m ates ▁by ▁posting ▁it ▁on ▁black boards ▁at ▁her ▁school . ▁While ▁she ▁was ▁away ▁at ▁a ▁cheer leading ▁camp ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁received ▁word ▁from ▁her ▁family ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁dangerous ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁Nice , ▁so ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁friend ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Is ère . ▁ ▁Jo ining ▁the ▁Res istance ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 ,