{"id":10653,"date":"2026-08-13T09:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armyrun.ca\/submissions\/francois-fleury\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:47:52","slug":"francois-fleury","status":"publish","type":"nproject","link":"https:\/\/armyrun.ca\/fr\/submissions\/francois-fleury\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Fleury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale a \u00e9clat\u00e9, Fran\u00e7ois a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019appel de son pays en s\u2019enr\u00f4lant au sein du 4e r\u00e9giment des Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Leur r\u00f4le comptait parmi les plus dangereux de l\u2019arm\u00e9e. Ils \u00e9taient souvent les premiers soldats \u00e0 s\u2019avancer en territoire inconnu, \u00e0 rep\u00e9rer les positions ennemies, \u00e0 recueillir des renseignements, \u00e0 maintenir le contact avec les forces adverses et \u00e0 transmettre des informations vitales aux unit\u00e9s qui suivaient. Op\u00e9rer en avant-garde de la force principale signifiait faire face \u00e0 une incertitude constante et \u00e0 des risques consid\u00e9rables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au cours de son service, Fran\u00e7ois a \u00e9t\u00e9 stationn\u00e9 au Royaume-Uni avant d\u2019\u00eatre d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 sur le th\u00e9\u00e2tre d\u2019op\u00e9rations m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en, o\u00f9 le r\u00e9giment a pris part \u00e0 la campagne des Alli\u00e9s en Italie. La campagne d\u2019Italie a \u00e9t\u00e9 l\u2019une des plus \u00e9prouvantes de la guerre, men\u00e9e \u00e0 travers des montagnes escarp\u00e9es, des rivi\u00e8res et des positions d\u00e9fensives fortement fortifi\u00e9es. Les soldats canadiens ont d\u00fb faire face \u00e0 des conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques rigoureuses, \u00e0 un terrain accident\u00e9 et \u00e0 une r\u00e9sistance farouche alors qu\u2019ils aidaient les forces alli\u00e9es \u00e0 progresser vers le nord \u00e0 travers le pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le 13 d\u00e9cembre 1944, Fran\u00e7ois a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9clar\u00e9 port\u00e9 disparu au combat. Pendant des semaines, sa famille a v\u00e9cu dans l\u2019angoisse de ne pas conna\u00eetre son sort. Finalement, elle apprit qu\u2019il avait surv\u00e9cu, mais qu\u2019il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 captur\u00e9 par les forces allemandes et qu\u2019il \u00e9tait d\u00e9tenu comme prisonnier de guerre au Stalag VII-A, pr\u00e8s de Moosburg, en Allemagne \u2014 le plus grand camp de prisonniers de guerre d\u2019Allemagne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comme des milliers d\u2019autres militaires canadiens et alli\u00e9s, il a endur\u00e9 les \u00e9preuves, les privations et l\u2019incertitude de la captivit\u00e9, dans l\u2019attente du jour o\u00f9 il serait \u00e0 nouveau libre. Malgr\u00e9 ces ann\u00e9es difficiles, il a surv\u00e9cu \u00e0 la guerre, ce qui t\u00e9moigne de son courage, de sa r\u00e9silience et de sa d\u00e9termination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Je n\u2019ai jamais eu la chance de rencontrer mon oncle Fran\u00e7ois, mais mon p\u00e8re parlait toujours de lui avec une grande admiration. Bien qu\u2019il soit d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 pr\u00e9matur\u00e9ment, bien avant que nous ayons pu le conna\u00eetre, il est rest\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent au sein de notre famille \u00e0 travers les r\u00e9cits et les souvenirs que l\u2019on partageait. Son h\u00e9ritage continue de vivre dans la m\u00e9moire de notre famille. Sa volont\u00e9 d\u2019affronter le danger, son endurance pendant la captivit\u00e9 et son d\u00e9vouement envers le Canada sont une source de fiert\u00e9 durable pour notre famille.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale a \u00e9clat\u00e9, Fran\u00e7ois a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019appel de son pays en s\u2019enr\u00f4lant au sein du 4e r\u00e9giment des Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Leur r\u00f4le comptait parmi les plus dangereux de l\u2019arm\u00e9e. Ils \u00e9taient souvent les premiers soldats \u00e0 s\u2019avancer en territoire inconnu, \u00e0 rep\u00e9rer les positions ennemies, \u00e0 recueillir des […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10652,"template":"","nproject-category":[147],"nproject-tag":[265,267],"class_list":["post-10653","nproject","type-nproject","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nproject-category-allee-du-souvenir","nproject-tag-2026-remembrance-row","nproject-tag-allee-du-souvenir-2026"],"yoast_head":"\nFran\u00e7ois Fleury - Course de l'Arm\u00e9e<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/armyrun.ca\/fr\/submissions\/francois-fleury\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fran\u00e7ois Fleury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lorsque la Seconde Guerre mondiale a \u00e9clat\u00e9, Fran\u00e7ois a r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019appel de son pays en s\u2019enr\u00f4lant au sein du 4e r\u00e9giment des Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. 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