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maquis
maquis is the Corsican name for the local brushwood which resistance fighters on the island of Corsica used for cover. It was also the name given to groups of young Frenchmen who, from the autumn of 1942 onwards, took to the forests and mountains to avoid compulsory labour service in Germany which had been forced upon the Vichy government by Fritz Sauckel. Some were only intent on avoiding capture but others, armed and trained by SOE and by the Office of Strategic Services, became a formidable part of the resistance movement which so hampered the Germans after the Normandy landings in June 1944 (see OVERLORD) and were so effective after the French Riviera landings that August (DRAGOON). Later many joined General de Lattre de Tassigny's First French Army in time for the Rhine crossings and the battle for Germany. The biggest Maquis base was in the Vercors. See also France, 9.
Bibliography Kedward, R. , In Search of the Maquis (London, 1993). |
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "maquis." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "maquis." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-maquis.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "maquis." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-maquis.html |
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Maquis Frenchmen who took to the mountains and forests to avoid compulsory labor service for the Germans in World War II. Armed and trained by the British Special Operations Executive and the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, the Maquis became an important part of the overall French resistance movement. Following the allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and southern France in August of that year, many of the men of the Maquis joined Gen. de Lattre de Tassigny's First French Army for the subsequent Rhine River crossings and battle for Germany.
from the word for the local brushwood found on the island of Corsica. |
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"Maquis." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Maquis." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Maquis.html "Maquis." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Maquis.html |
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Maquis (from Corsican Italian macchia, ‘thicket’) French RESISTANCE MOVEMENT in World War II. After the fall of France in 1940, it carried on resistance to the Nazi occupation. Supported by the French Communist Party, but not centrally controlled, its membership rose in 1943–44, and constituted a considerable hindrance to the German rear when the Allies landed in France. Its various groups, often operating independently, were coordinated into the Forces Françaises de l'Interieur in 1944.
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"Maquis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Maquis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Maquis.html "Maquis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Maquis.html |
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maquis
maquis (Italian macchia; Spanish matorral) A French term for drought-resistant Mediterranean scrub, taller than garrigue, and composed of evergreen shrubs and small trees with thick, leathery leaves (sclerophylls), or spiny foliage, e.g. Olea europaea (wild olive), Cistus species (cistus), Erica species (heather), and Genista species (broom). For the most part this sclerophyllous formation has been derived by a combination of burning and grazing from the original mixed evergreen Mediterranean forest.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-maquis.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-maquis.html |
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maquis
maquis(Italian macchia; Spanish matorral). A French term for drought-resistant Mediterranean scrub, taller than garrigue, and composed of evergreen shrubs and small trees with thick, leathery leaves (sclerophylls) or spiny foliage, e.g. Olea europaea (wild olive), Cistus species (cistus), Erica species (heather), and Genista species (broom). For the most part this sclerophyllous formation has been derived by a combination of burning and grazing from the original mixed evergreen Mediterranean forest.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-maquis.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "maquis." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-maquis.html |
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maquis dense scrub vegetation consisting of hardy evergreen shrubs and small trees, characteristic of coastal regions in the Mediterranean. The French resistance movement during the German occupation (1940–5), the Maquis, took their name from this.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "maquis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "maquis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-maquis.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "maquis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-maquis.html |
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maquis underground patriotic movement in France in the war of 1939–45. — F., ‘scrub’ — It. macchia spot, thicket:- L. macula spot.
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T. F. HOAD. "maquis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "maquis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-maquis.html T. F. HOAD. "maquis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-maquis.html |
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maquis : see guerrilla warfare . |
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"maquis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maquis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-maquis.html "maquis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-maquis.html |
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Maquis
Maquis, see Résistance La
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Maquis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Maquis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Maquis.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Maquis." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Maquis.html |
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"maquis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "maquis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-maquis.html "maquis." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-maquis.html |
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