1/35 "Maquis, French Resistance" FFI (French Force of the Interior) 1944 - 5 Figures
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During the Allied invasion of Normandy, the Maquis and other groups
played some role in delaying the German mobilization. The French
Resistance (FFI Force Françaises de l'Interieur for "French Forces of
the Interior") blew up railroad tracks and repeatedly attacked German
Army equipment and garrison trains on their way to the Atlantic coast.
The Maquis were the predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the
French Resistance. Initially they were composed of men who had escaped
into the mountains to avoid conscription into Vichy France's Service du
travail obligatoire (STO) to provide forced labour for Germany. In an
effort to escape capture and deportation to Germany, what had started
as loose groups of individuals became increasingly organized; initially
fighting only to remain free, these bands eventually became active
resistance groups.
