''Franc-Tireur'' was a
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 régim ...
movement founded at
Lyon
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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
Jean Pierre Moulin (; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and French Resistance, resistant who served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during World War II from 27 May 1943 until his death less ...
, the movement merged with ''
Libération-sud'' and ''
Combat
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'' to form the ''
Mouvements Unis de la Résistance
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'' (MUR).
Notable members
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Edouard Alexander
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Georges Altman
Georges Altman (21 May 1901 – 1960) was a French journalist and resistance fighter. During the Second World War he was involved in the Franc-Tireur organisation. Post-war, he was involved in setting up the left-wing party '' Rassemblement dém ...
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Antoine Avinin
Antoine Louis Avinin (b. 26 January 1902 d.29 October 1962) liases Albert Arnaud, Albert Anceau, Albert Audin, Talbertwas a French businessman, resistance fighter and politician.
Biography
He was born in Lyon. His parents owned a food trading bu ...
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Marc Bloch
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Eugène Claudius-Petit
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Early life and care ...
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Noël Clavier
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Yves Farge
Yves Farge (19 August 1899, Salon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône − 31 March 1953, Tbilisi) was a French journalist and politician.
Biography
Farge was a journalist for the ''Progrès de Lyon''. His colleague, Georges Altman, put him in conta ...
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André Ferrat
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Jean-Pierre Lévy
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Elie Péju
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Auguste Pinton Auguste may refer to:
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* Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman
* Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter
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Albert Rohmer
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Henri Romans-Petit
Henri Romans-Petit (13 February 1897 – 1 November 1980) was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War. He organised several maquis, notably the maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura and the maquis de Haute-Savoie.
Biography
Roman ...
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Jean-Jacques Soudeille Jean-Jacques is a French name, equivalent to "John James" in English. Since the second half of 18th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau was widely known as Jean Jacques. Notable people bearing this name include:
Given name
* Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 ...
References
See also
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Clandestine press of the French Resistance
The clandestine press of the French Resistance was collectively responsible for printing flyers, broadsheets, newspapers, and even books in secret in France during the German occupation of France in the Second World War. The secret press was use ...
External links
''Franc Tireur''issues online in
Gallica, the digital library of the
BnF.
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French Resistance networks and movements