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Franc-Tireur (movement)
''Franc-Tireur'' was a French Resistance movement founded at Lyon in November 1940 under the name "''France Liberté''". It was renamed "''Franc-Tireur''" in December 1941 on the proposal of Jean-Jacques Soudeille. ''Franc-Tireur'' was also the name of the movement's clandestine newspaper, which continued publishing issues from December 1941 to 1957 at which point the editorial team had changed several times. Under the guidance of Jean Moulin, the movement merged with '' Libération-sud'' and ''Combat'' to form the ''Mouvements Unis de la Résistance'' (MUR). Notable members * Edouard Alexander * Georges Altman * Antoine Avinin * Marc Bloch * Eugène Claudius-Petit * Noël Clavier * Yves Farge * André Ferrat * Jean-Pierre Lévy * Elie Péju * Auguste Pinton * Albert Rohmer * Henri Romans-Petit * Jean-Jacques Soudeille References See also * Clandestine press of the French Resistance The clandestine press of the French Resistance was collectively responsible for prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Resistance
The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régime during the World War II, Second World War. Resistance Clandestine cell system, cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis (World War II), Maquis in rural areas) who, in addition to their guerrilla warfare activities, were also publishers of underground newspapers, providers of first-hand intelligence information, and maintainers of escape networks that helped Allies of World War II, Allied soldiers and airmen trapped behind enemy lines. The Resistance's men and women came from all economic levels and political leanings of French society, including émigrés, academics, students, Aristocratic family, aristocrats, conservative Catholic Church, Roman Catholics (including priests and Yvonne Beauvais, nuns), Protestantis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
