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Tag Archives: Milice
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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Vignette: The art of Jean-Pierre Gibrat—The Reprieve
La bande dessinée—loosely translated as ‘comic strip’—is a veritable institution throughout French-speaking Europe. Everyone in France (and many in North America) are familiar with the illustrated tales of Asterix the Gaul. Belgian examples include Tintin, the boy detective, and the cowboy, … Continue reading
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Tagged bande dessinee, Gibrat, Le Sursis, Le Vol du Corbeau, Milice, Vichy
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