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Missak Manouchian (1906–1944), poet, leader of the eponymous network as part of FTP-MOI; Robert Marjolin (1911–1986) Suzanne Masson (1901–1943) Marie Médard (1921–2013) Lucien Julien Meline (1901–1943) Jean-Pierre Melville (1917–1973), French film director; Pierre Mendès-France (1907–1982), French politician
Women in the French Resistance played an important role in the context of resistance against occupying German forces during World War II. Women represented 15 to 20% of the total number of French Resistance fighters within the country. [citation needed] Women also represented 15% of political deportations to Nazi concentration camps. [citation ...
The following is a list of female agents who served in the field for the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II. SOE's objectives were to conduct espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe (and later, also in occupied Southeast Asia) against the Axis powers, and to aid local resistance movements.
Marie-Madeleine Fourcade. Marie-Madeleine Fourcade (11 August 1909 – 20 July 1989) was the leader of the French Resistance network "Alliance", under the code name "Hérisson" ("Hedgehog") after the arrest of its former leader, Georges Loustaunau-Lacau (“Navarre”), during the German military administration in occupied France during World War II.
Pages in category "Female resistance members of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 275 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
After the First World War broke out in 1914, many women's organizations became involved in peace activities. In 1915, the International Congress of Women in the Hague brought together representatives from women's associations in several countries, leading to the establishment of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. [1]
Pages in category "French women in World War II" ... out of 83 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ... France Hamelin; Maryse Hilsz; J.
Unlike the andartes, who were resisting Axis rule in Greece and preferred a democratic decision-making progress, the maquis bands tended to be dominated by a charismatic leader, usually an older man who was not a réfractaire; a chef who was commonly a community leader; somebody who before the war had been a junior political or military leader ...