This photograph is
believed to have been taken at the time of Guingouin's arrest in 1953.
This photograph is
believed to have been taken sometime in the early 1940s.
Guingouin saluting
de Gaulle at Limoges on 4 March 1945. On this occasion de Gaulle, standing
on the balcony of the city hall, addressed the crowd with, "Limoges,
capital of the Resistance", in recognition of the sacrifices made
in the area.
One of the few photographs
of Colonel Guingouin in action during Maquis operations.
One of the self constructed
hiding holes in the Correziene forest used by Guingouin during April 1941.
"la connaissance exacte du passé, en éclairant le présent, vous permettra d'agir sur l'avenir."
"An accurate understanding of the past, to clarify the present, allows you to act for the future."
Colonel Guingouin wins
friends among the Limousin country dwellers. All of them know him and
all of them hold him in high regard.
On the 13th March 1943,
the "Francs-Tireurs" under Guingouin's command destroyed the
rail bridge at Bussy-Varache on the Limoges-Ussel line.
The Liberation of Limoges,
August 1944. Fires in the Champ de Juillet.
In recognition of his
role in the liberation of the city, Guingouin was voted Mayor of Limoges
in 1945. He remained in the position until 1947.
After 39 years in existence,
the College of Eymoutiers took on the name of George Guingouin. The official
renaming ceremony took place on September 25, 1998 with the commemorative
plaque being unveiled by Guingouin himself.
Guingouin makes a dedication
to the College, along with the Vice-chancellor of the Academy of Limoges.
The dedication is in the form of a book entitled "Lo Grand",
which recalls Guingouin's action in the Resistance
As the "Madman
of the Woods", Guinguoin's first underground activities were publishing
and printing of leaflets which were distributed among the people of the
Limousin.
On the 6th of February
2005, Colonel Georges Guingouin was promoted to the rank of Commander
in Légion d'Honneur. The ceremony took place near Troyes.