▁at ▁sa pping ▁the ▁occup ying ▁troops ' ▁mor ale ▁and ▁encourag ing ▁them ▁to ▁dis ob ey ▁their ▁officers . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁prepared ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Val my , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁ 5 0 ▁copies ▁were ▁printed . ▁Burg ard ▁produced ▁its ▁editor ial , ▁entitled ▁ ▁Cert itudes ▁. ▁ ▁Th inking ▁himself ▁protected ▁by ▁his ▁Als at ian ▁orig ins , ▁Raymond ▁Burg ard ▁open ly ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁demonstr ations , ▁even ▁encourag ing ▁his ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁one ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁comm em oration ▁of ▁Joan ▁of ▁Arc ▁at ▁which ▁several ▁people ▁sang ▁la ▁Marse illa ise . ▁ ▁The ▁Val my ▁group ▁was ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁Raymond ▁Burg ard ▁was ▁arrested ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁by ▁the ▁Ge he ime ▁Feld pol ize i ▁( G FP ) ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Some ▁l yc é ens ▁of ▁the ▁l yc ée ▁Buff on ▁demonstrated ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁his ▁release , ▁and ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁shot . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁his ▁wife ▁pos ed ▁for ▁La ▁femme ▁ass ise ▁by ▁René ▁I ché . ▁ ▁Burg ard ▁was ▁be head ed ▁in ▁prison ▁at ▁C ologne , ▁on ▁ 1