Grenoble's Saint-Bartholomew
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The Grenoble's Saint-Bartholomew—a term used by historian François Boulet in his book Les Alpes françaises, 1940–1944—were the arrests and assassinations of the leaders of Grenoble's resistance to Ger
Commemorative monument
![A section of the German army marches down boulevard Édouard-Rey towards the Victor-Hugo Square [fr].](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Blvd_Edouard_Rey_-_Grenoble_%28automne_1943%29.jpg/500px-Blvd_Edouard_Rey_-_Grenoble_%28automne_1943%29.jpg)
A section of the German army marches down boulevard Édouard-Rey towards the Victor-Hugo Square [fr].
Monuments to The Blue Devils in Grenoble.
The German Kommandatur in Grenoble was located in the Place Pasteur in the Student House (center). Demonstrators were grouped to the right of the building.
Maquis (World War II)
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The Maquis were rural guerrilla bands of French and Belgian Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during World War II. Initially, they were composed of young, mostly working-class men who had escape
Grenoble's Saint-Bartholomew
…occupation. This situation attracted many refugees and academics to Grenoble. The city's proximity to imposing mountain ranges and the ease with which Maquis fighters could hide made it an ideal location for the development of resistance to the occupation. On September 8, 1943, the French Alps were in turn…
Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie
Maquisards (Resistance fighters) in the Hautes-Alpes département in August 1944. Third and fourth from the right are two SOE officers. Second from right is probably Christine Granville.
Maquis resistance fighters, Chandres, France, 1944–45
Members of the Maquis resistance group. Notice the berets they are wearing.