The French Resistance (French: La Résistance) was a collection of groups that fought the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during the Second World War.

Jul 6, 2022 · After the fall of Paris in 1940, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle called for resistance to the Nazis. From military sabotage to civilian clandestine activities, the French answered and resisted mightily.

Aug 25, 2023 · The French Resistance is a topic much examined by French historians searching to understand and highlight what was a small but fierce minority in France who operated in secret to actively resist and sabotage the Nazi invaders during WWII.

The French Forces of the Interior (FFI; French: Forces françaises de l'Intérieur) were French resistance fighters in the later stages of World War II. Charles de Gaulle used it as a formal name for the resistance fighters.

Jan 26, 2025 · The Resistance movement received an important infusion of strength in June 1941, when Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union brought the French Communist Party into active participation in the anti-German struggle.

Jan 14, 2025 · In the aftermath of World War II, historical accounts and public commentaries enshrined the French Resistance as an apolitical, unified movement committed to upholding human rights, equality, and republican values during the dark period of German occupation.

Jan 17, 2025 · “D-Day”: a military term for the day set for a planned attack, and synonymous with the most famous invasion of World War II, when more than 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, France.

May 18, 2015 · Post-war analysis of the success of the resistance shows that the 150 most successful acts of sabotage against factories in France between 1943 and 1944, used just 3,000 lbs of explosives – the equivalent of the bomb load of one single Mosquito plane.

expands well beyond the parameters of the Second World War (as observations are offered on the state of France since medieval times up to and including modern France), the large section relating to the Resistance during World War II, explained how many Frenchmen simply did not

The French Resistance played a critical role in the Allied efforts to liberate France from Nazi occupation during the Second World War. Several major operations and turning points marked its history, demonstrating the courage and resilience of resistance fighters.