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French Resistance

collective term for organizations that fought against Nazi German occupation and collaborationist rule in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg
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French Resistance
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Summary

French Resistance is an armed organisation group[1]. It draws 7,537 Wikipedia views per month (armed organisation group category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: France[3]
  • Instance of: maquis[4], umbrella term[5]
  • Location: France[6]
  • Commons category: French resistance[7]
  • Chairperson: Charles de Gaulle[8]
  • Has part(s): Brutus Network[9], Réseau du musée de l'Homme[10]
  • Inception: 1940[11]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1944[12]
  • Start time: June 1940[13]
  • End time: October 1944[14]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[15]
  • Topic's main category: Category:French Resistance[16]
  • Replaced by: Provisional Government of the French Republic[17]
  • Different from: French Resistance[18]

Why It Matters

French Resistance has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . francaislibres.net. francaislibres.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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