maquisard

• Substantiv, das einen Kämpfer der französischen Widerstandsbewegung Maquis während des Zweiten Weltkriegs bezeichnet.

A noun referring to a guerrilla fighter who was part of the French underground resistance movement during World War II.

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1. Resistance FighterC1formalpolitical

   A member of the French guerrilla resistance movement during World War II.

   Mitglied der Résistance

   • The maquisard hid in the forests and sabotaged German supply lines.
   • Many maquisards were young men who refused forced labor under the Vichy regime.
   • A group of maquisard fighters successfully liberated the village before Allied forces arrived.
   • The legacy of the maquisards is honored in French history for their bravery.

   Synonymefreedom fighterguerrillapartisan