The Maquis Vallier was one of the

maquis Maquis may refer to: Resistance groups * Maquis (World War II), predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance * Spanish Maquis, guerrillas who fought against Francoist Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War * The network ...

groups of resistance fighters during

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. The maquis operated in the north of the

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, particularly in the valley of the

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. The maquis Vallier was initially part of the ''

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'' (MUR) organization, before becoming the primary structure of the ''

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'' (AS) in its zone. In 1944, it was under the authority of the ''

comité départemental de libération The Comité départemental de libération (departmental liberation committee) was a structure of the French Resistance. In 1944, in each department, the Resistance unified around a civil resistance structure (the Comité) and a military one (the ...

''. The maquis Vallier was led by the Lieutenant Claude Vallier (Gleb Sivirine).cahier rouge du maquis/L’Homme boussole''Paroles
collection « Biface », 2007. Like many maquis in that region, the maquis Vallier did not participate directly in the liberation of its sector, but joined the

Massif des Maures The Massif des Maures (, "plateau of the Moors") is a small mountain range in southeastern France. It is located in the department of Var, near Fraxinet and between Hyères and Fréjus. Its highest point, at ''Signal de la Sauvette'', is high. ...

and the coast in August 1944 to support the

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References

Sources

* Jean-Marie Guillon, ''Les années de guerre dans le pays du Verdon varois'', ''in'' verdon no 6, automne 2001, p 90–104 (French). * Lieutenant Vallier-Gleb Sivirine, « Le Cahier rouge du maquis », & Claude et Jean-Michel Sivirine « L’Homme boussole », éd. Paroles, 2007.(French)

Vallier Vallier is a topographic surname of French and Old English origin, referring to someone who lives in a valley. Variants include Vallière, Vallières, de Vallière, and LaVallière. Notable people with the surname Vallier include: * John Vallie ...

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