Louis Bodiger (Street)

There are few families who lannilisiennes not remember the name of Louis Bodiger. First because it was an affable man and a merchant known and respected. Mr Bodiger ran a cafe in the town of Lannilis. In addition to coffee, Mr. Bodiger had a small transport company. His coach, in fact, went back and forth between regular Landéda, Lannilis and Brest. At the same time, Louis Bodiger acted taxi and owned a small garage. 

Not for these reasons that our city fathers have chosen to give a street name to Louis Bodiger, but because it was a tough and a fierce patriot.

Enlisted early in the first, the resistance network Jade Fitzroy Louis Bodiger played a prominent role, partly due to its activities. We have already had occasion to say, the network Jade Lannilis of Fitzroy and the surrounding area was responsible for collecting, host, to supply the Allied airmen who fell in the region before their eventual departure for England from the islands of Landéda. 

And when he had to retrieve the Allied soldiers who did not speak our language and move to Brest or Landerneau Lannilis to the fact benefit from a transport company facilitated the task. 

During the years 1943 and 1944, Mr. Bodiger often accompanied by his son Robert Jestin or Amedee Rolland, has carried many airmen, but also the heads of network or other resistance. It was quite an organization. Some allies have remained several weeks to await the departure of boat from the Aber-Wrac'h. Meanwhile, it had to be fed, clothed, housed, and sometimes calm. 

In reading some stories and accounts of the time, one wonders how did they not being arrested. The caution has not always been their primary virtue. 

Some of them unfortunately have been reported, including Joseph Mouden Tréglonou. Louis Bodiger narrowly escaped arrest. On May 28, 1944, late morning, German soldiers come to his home, he takes coffee Street Audren Kerdrel of the interpreter, after a brief interview invites them to follow the headquarters. 

Louis Bodiger was immediately understood that it was to stop him, he asked his employee to offer a glass to German soldiers to irrigate the birth of her granddaughter and asked the actor permission to mount the upstairs to his jacket. He took the opportunity to jump into the garden and go into the adjoining property. He jumps into effect in the garden of the house of Dr Morvan. Dr Morvan and Colonel Le Bon's brother are in the garden. Louis Bodiger explains the situation quickly, and both men are out on Louis Bodiger Great Place. He lights a cigarette and went quietly to Lia and through the farmyard in his tenant, Mr. Stephan. 

In town, the commotion of battle, the Germans realized that Bodiger escaped and made the village and block all access. Any movement is prohibited and all men found are immediately arrested. They are around two hundred had to be taken in the raid. They will be released in the evening after 21:00 after checking their identity papers. 

Robert Jestin, the son-in-law of Louis Bodiger is about him arrested and taken to Brest in one of the coaches her stepfather. He is incarcerated at Pontaniou in the same cell as Jean-Louis Rolland, MP Landerneau. It will be released June 6, 1944. 

Bodiger Louis was evacuated the next day through the fields, with one of his chaufeurs to Troreon. There will be two days later hidden in a mill Plouvien, where he remained until August 12, 1944.