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Monday, May 8, on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of the 1945 armistice, the village of Cruet (Savoie) honors Robert Rosengarten, until then Mr. X. The latter had been shot and buried anonymously in 1944. A local association investigated in order to restore his identity.
On the war memorial in the village of Cruet (Savoie), he was Mr. X, an anonymous victim among the eight shot on June 8, 44. 79 years later, he finds a name and a face. Robert Rosengarten had until then been forgotten by history. During all these years, they carried out a real investigation. A photo changed everything. We see a man wearing a watch and a signet ring, these are the ones that are found on the body of Mr. X.
“A Second Life”
Monsieur X now has a name, Robert Rosengarten. He was Jewish and had fled Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) to take refuge in Savoy. On June 8, 1944, we know that he was riding a bicycle. He was then arrested by the Germans, along with a group of resistance fighters. The name of Robert Rosengarten has found a place among those shot in the village of Cruet. “We gave him back his identity, a second life. It’s just incredible”assures Denise Cunit, a member of the Cruet Nature et Patrimoines association.
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