Georges Paulin (1902-1942): A Legendary Dentist, a Resistance Hero

“It was in 1927 that his research began. He was leaning against the window of his dental prosthesis laboratory in Nice when a violent and stormy shower fell on the city. On the opposite pavement stood a magnifi cent Delage convertible and in spite of all his efforts, its owner could not close the hood before the leather and velvet interior had been fl ooded. For Georges Paulin, it suddenly clicked.” [2].

A benefi cial rain "It was in 1927 that his research began. He was leaning against the window of his dental prosthesis laboratory in Nice when a violent and stormy shower fell on the city. On the opposite pavement stood a magnifi cent Delage convertible and in spite of all his efforts, its owner could not close the hood before the leather and velvet interior had been fl ooded. For Georges Paulin, it suddenly clicked." [2].

The trial against Peugeot
After borrowing some money from a relative, Georges "The contract signed between Peugeot and Paulin was ending when the 402 was launched. The new salary proposed by the builder was considered too low by Paulin. They went to trial and the law supported Peugeot which was then allowed to use the patent as it wanted. This was a real blow for Georges Paulin who was a passionate man and not inclined to compromise with the company." [2].

Engineer at bentley
In 1937, André Embiricos, a banker and Nicky Embiricos's brother, who was an amateur racing driver for Bugatti and Era, Delage won the Vuiton Award in 2006. This car, which is worth three million euros, was exhibited on the Champs Elysées (Paulin, 2008). According to American and English specialists, Paulin is still considered today as the most gifted automobile designer of the inter-war period.
At the end of 1939, following diffi cult negotiations, Georges, who had been deeply affected by the trial he lost against Peugeot, agreed to become a consulting engineer and aerodynamicist for the Rolls Royce/Peugeot group who had been enticed by his previous works. In 1940, the German bombings put an end to their partnership by partially destroying the result of their collaboration in the harbor of Dieppe [2].

The freedom fi ghter
Georges Paulin highly esteemed his German rivals and only yearned for peace. He, however, could not get over his mother's death. On June 18, 1940, while he was an engineer in a military aeronautic factory, he pledged, in a letter written to one of his English friends, not to surrender and not to acknowledge Marshal Petain as their leader whom he partly blamed for the French debacle. In 1940, in the non-occupied zone, he met Walter Sleator, a MI6 or a Secret Intelligence agent. Sleator led the network from Madrid and provided the fi rst radio set connected to London [4].

The Phill intelligence network
"This network was called Phill. It included 14 people, many of whom regularly and illegally crossed the forbidden zone and who took down the plans, the equipment, the strength of the air base of the Luftwaffe. All the data was transmitted to London subsequently guiding the intervention of the British fi ghter aircrafts and fi ghter bombers. This network was made up of men and women who did not have any help to rescue them on the spot and who carried out their missions while spending their own money. It was only near the end of 1941 that they fi rst received funds from England."( Paulin (c), 2006). Back to his fi rst loves "Georges Paulin and his comrades had a fi ctitious or a parttime professional activity so as to cover their spying activity. Thus, Georges, who had been a dentist, began in November 1940 to work for Durren-Berger, a French dentist from Alsace who spoke German fl uently and who had already treated members After….

The actions of the phill network
In 1945, Paulin was awarded the war cross with a vermeil star and was acknowledged under military order by General de Gaulle. In 1964, the administration declared that Georges Paulin died for France. In 1967, he was posthumously awarded the rank of lieutenant of the French army and in 1969, he was awarded the Resistance medal [4]. In