Members of the Maquis in La Trésorerie (a hamlet part of Wimille, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France). 14 September 1944. Donald I. Grant, Department of National Defence. Library and Archives of Canada. The French Resistance, known as “La Résistance” in French, was a collection of groups that fought against the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy régime … Continue reading The Maquis: French Resistance in World War II