resistance fighter

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At 19, Edith married Béla Eger, who was from a wealthy Slovak Jewish family and had survived the war as a resistance fighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Claire Mulley's latest book Agent Zo tells the tale of Polish World War Two resistance fighter Elżbieta Zawacka and will be published in May.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

They did the same for a series of what they call the “yums” — deep, robotic belches — that occur when Glazer switches to thermal imagery of a resistance fighter collecting apples in the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Hannie, a name she adopted when she became a resistance fighter, had an older sister, Annie, who had died of diphtheria.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

He rented a room across the hall, contacted a fellow resistance fighter who worked for the telephone company, and arranged to listen in on Quisling’s phone line.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin