After Christmas Riri and Fonfon receive a letter, sent by their sisters in early December, which contains the news that … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 11

It’s 1944 and the war is entering its fifth January. Fifty two months since the Allies declared war on Germany. … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 10

On November 29th Riri writes to his sisters to say that Fonfon is back at work and his hand has … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 9

November, and Fonfon has caught his hand in one of the machines.  Riri writes that the damage is not too … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 8

Time is passing and the season is beginning to turn.  The summer was hot but very brief and now it’s … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 7

On August 4th the brothers write to Toutou to say that they have moved to another workers’ camp, housing around … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 6

It’s now July.  Fonfon writes to his sister Toutou on the 2nd and again on the 16th thanking her for … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 5

They arrived in record time, after a journey of 25 hours almost non-stop and their next letter, addressed to their … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 4

Four days later, Riri and Fonfon arrive in Paris, but they only have a short time in the city before … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 3

The phoney war, which had lasted for eight months came to an end on 10th May 1940 with the German … Continue reading Riri and Fonfon 2