René Hardy

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René Hardy (1911-1987) was a French resistor during World War II. He was apparently captured by the Gestapo and tortured for the information leading to the capture of Jean Moulin. However, many other résistants felt that he was a collaborator due to his swift release after being captured by the Gestapo and the later arrests of a number of resistance leaders on June 7th, 1943, at a meeting where Hardy escaped.

However, after the war, Hardy was tried for collaboration, but was found not guilty. Shortly before his death he was accused again by Klaus Barbie, but died before any new charges were brought.