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What is the Definition of the French Resistance?

The French Resistance (French; La Résistance française) is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi Germanoccupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II. Résistance cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis in rural areas),[2][3] who, in addition to their guerrilla warfare activities, were also publishers of underground …