The Maquis des Glières was a Free French Resistance group, which fought against the 1940-1944 German occupation of France in World War II. The name is also given to the military conflict that opposed Resistance fighters to German, Vichy and Milice forces.
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| - The Maquis des Glières was a Free French Resistance group, which fought against the 1940-1944 German occupation of France in World War II. The name is also given to the military conflict that opposed Resistance fighters to German, Vichy and Milice forces.
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Strength
| - circa 450 maquisards
- over 1,400 Vichy policemen, 700 Milice Franc-Gardes, 3,000 German soldiers
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Commander
| - Tom Morel
- Georges Lelong
- Jacques de Bernonville
- Jean de Vaugelas
- Karl Pflaum
- Maurice Anjot
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Caption
| - Monument commemorating the Maquis des Glières
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Casualties
| - 21(xsd:integer)
- 140(xsd:integer)
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Result
| - German and Vichy victory, but propaganda boost for the French Resistance
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combatant
| - French Resistance
- Milice
- Vichy police
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Place
| - Plateau des Glières, Massif des Bornes, Haute-Savoie, France
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| - The Maquis des Glières was a Free French Resistance group, which fought against the 1940-1944 German occupation of France in World War II. The name is also given to the military conflict that opposed Resistance fighters to German, Vichy and Milice forces.
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