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Tag Archives: maquis
This week in the War, 20–26 March 1944: Assault on the Glieres Plateau
This week in the war, on 26 March 1944, a powerful force of German troops and pro-Vichy ‘Milice’ launched an assault against the Free French maquisards, who were holding out on the Glières Plateau in the mountainous Haute-Savoie region of … Continue reading
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Tagged Glieres Plateau, Haute-Savoie, maquis, maquisards, Milice, plateau des Glieres
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This week in the War, 8–14 November 1943: Remembrance Day in Oyonnax
This week in the war, on 11 November 1943, the resistance fighters of the Maquis in the Ain department of the Rhone-Alpes region of France occupied the town of Oyonnax for a few hours. To commemorate the Armistice of 1918, … Continue reading
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Tagged Armistice Day, maquis, Oyonnax, Remembrance Day
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