Talk:Maquis du Vercors

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[edit] Terrorist category

Surprised that this has been included in the category "French terrorists". The Maquis was part of the FFI, which was answerable to Free France, and supported by the allies. As such, it was surely pursuing a state of war with Germany. Therefore not terrorist. Folks at 137 21:21, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arms not forthcoming

"appealed to Free French agencies based in London to supply arms and heavier weaponry to counter the German action, but none was forthcoming." Actually, shortly before the German glider attack, arms were dropped into the Vercors on July 14, 1944 from 72 B17 bombers. A commando of French-speaking US OSS were parachuted in on June 29, 1944 as part of Operation Justine to help train the Maquis in their use. Much of the materiel dropped was apparently destroyed from the air. A book by Bernard Coliat called Vercors 1944 chronicles (in French) the adventures of Delmar Calvert, a member of the commando, and reports these details. RussellSenior (talk) 07:29, 15 December 2007 (UTC)