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Maquis De Vabre
The Maquis de Vabre were an organisation of French Resistance fighters in the east of the Tarn (department), Tarn department during the Second World War, which was gradually built up by local militants. They were officially recognised in December 1943, affiliated to the Armée secrète under the name ''Maquis Pol Roux'' (its original organiser, Guy de Rouville, had the codename ''Pol Roux''.) Approximately 450 maquis fighters were enrolled, organised, trained and armed in anticipation of the Allies (World War II), allied landings. Within the framework of the Mouvements unis de la Résistance, the Maquis de Vabre became the ''Corps franc de la libération no. 10, before joining the French forces of the interior. The Maquis de Vabre were structured as three companies, including the ''compagnie Marc Haguenau'' which was mainly composed of Jewish fugitive fighters from Tarn. The Jewish scouting organisation Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France, Éclaireurs israëlites de Fr ... [...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] |
Jean De Lattre De Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny (2 February 1889 – 11 January 1952) was a French général d'armée during World War II and the First Indochina War. He was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France in 1952. As an officer during World War I, he fought in combat in various battles, including Verdun, and was wounded five times, surviving the war with eight citations, the Legion of Honour and the Military Cross. During the Interwar period, he took part in the Rif War in Morocco, where he was wounded in action again. He then served in the Ministry of War and the staff of Conseil supérieur de la guerre, serving under the vice president, Général d'armée Maxime Weygand. Early in World War II, from May to June 1940, he was the youngest French general. He led his division during the Battle of France, in the battles of Rethel, Champagne-Ardenne, and Loire and until the Armistice of 22 June 1940. During the Vichy Regime, he remained in the Armistice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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