Maquis de Vabre
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The Maquis de Vabre were an organisation of French Resistance
fighters in the east of the Tarn department during the Second World War, which was gradually built up by local militants. They were officially recognised in December 1943, affiliated to the Armée secrète
under the name Maquis Pol Roux (its original organiser, Guy de Rouville, had the codename Pol Roux. Approximately 450 maquis fighters were enrolled, organised, trained and armed in anticipation of the allied landings.
Within the framework of the Mouvements unis de la Résistance
, the Maquis de Vabre became the Corps franc de la libération no. 10, before joining the French forces of the interior
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The Maquis de Vabre were structured as three companies, including the compagnie Marc Haguenau which was mainly composed of Jewish fugitive fighters from Tarn. The Jewish scouting
organisation Éclaireurs israëlites de France
, created by Robert Gamzon, joined the Protestant scouting organisation Éclaireurs unionistes to form this mountain maquis who participated in the liberation of Castres
under the banner of the French forces of the interior, taking 4,500 German prisoners. They then joined the French First Army
of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
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to the eastern tip of Tarn, beyond Murat-sur-Vèbre
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French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
fighters in the east of the Tarn department during the Second World War, which was gradually built up by local militants. They were officially recognised in December 1943, affiliated to the Armée secrète
Armée secrète
The Armée secrète, created in 1943, was an organisation of French resistance fighters during World War II set up by Jean Moulin. It resulted from an amalgamation of three smaller resistance groups:*Combat*Libération-Sud*Franc-Tireur...
under the name Maquis Pol Roux (its original organiser, Guy de Rouville, had the codename Pol Roux. Approximately 450 maquis fighters were enrolled, organised, trained and armed in anticipation of the allied landings.
Within the framework of the Mouvements unis de la Résistance
Mouvements Unis de la Résistance
Mouvements Unis de la Résistance was a French Resistance organisation, resulting from the regrouping of three major Resistance movements in January 1943 and also the merger of the military arms of these movements within the Armée secrète . Its committee was headed by Jean Moulin...
, the Maquis de Vabre became the Corps franc de la libération no. 10, before joining the French forces of the interior
French Forces of the Interior
The French Forces of the Interior refers to French resistance fighters in the later stages of World War II. Charles de Gaulle used it as a formal name for the resistance fighters. The change in designation of these groups to FFI occurred as France's status changed from that of an occupied nation...
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The Maquis de Vabre were structured as three companies, including the compagnie Marc Haguenau which was mainly composed of Jewish fugitive fighters from Tarn. The Jewish scouting
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
organisation Éclaireurs israëlites de France
Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France
The Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France is a Jewish Scouting and Guiding organization in France. It was founded in 1923 and serves about 4,000 members...
, created by Robert Gamzon, joined the Protestant scouting organisation Éclaireurs unionistes to form this mountain maquis who participated in the liberation of Castres
Castres
Castres is a commune, and arrondissement capital in the Tarn department and Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It lies in the former French province of Languedoc....
under the banner of the French forces of the interior, taking 4,500 German prisoners. They then joined the French First Army
French First Army
The First Army was a field army of France that fought during World War I and World War II. It was also active during the Cold War.-First World War:...
of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny, GCB, MC was a French military hero of World War II and commander in the First Indochina War.-Early life:...
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Territory
The maquis de Vabre ranged across 38 communes, from the west of Montredon-LabessonniéMontredon-Labessonnié
Montredon-Labessonnie is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It has a several shops, a planetarium, a cinema, a tourist information centre, hotel, cafe-bars etc. It also has a wide range of houses you can book for example La Payrastrie....
to the eastern tip of Tarn, beyond Murat-sur-Vèbre
Murat-sur-Vèbre
Murat-sur-Vèbre is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...
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