Francs-tireurs
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Francs-tireurs were irregular military formations deployed by France during the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War. The term was revived and used by partisans to name two major French Resistance
Capture of a Franc-tireur, by Carl Johann Lasch
Francs-tireurs in the Vosges during the Franco-Prussian War
Berne-Bellecour, Les Tirailleurs de la Seine au combat de Rueil-Malmaison (1875).
Francs-tireurs and Allied paratroopers during the Battle of Normandy in 1944
Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
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The Francs-tireurs et partisans français, or commonly the Francs-tireurs et partisans, was an armed resistance organization created by leaders of the French Communist Party during World War II. The co
FTP fighters at the camp of Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne in May 1943
A captured Resistance fighter in 1944. The German caption says "This communist leader is on the wanted list ... his papers prove his affiliation with terrorist groups."
Postcard depicting an FTP member sending Pétain with a kick in the behind to the other bank of the Rhine river, 1944.