French Resistance

collective term for organizations that fought against Nazi German occupation and collaborationist rule in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg

thumb|Charles de Gaulle, after whom Gaullism is named

Fréteval () is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher. The village is located on the right bank of the river Loir. Archaeological evidence indicates that the site was occupied by the second century CE. In the Middle Ages, the fortifications of the were used to defend the region against Anjou and, later, England. The Battle of Fréteval was fought nearby in 1194. The Forest of Fréteval extends into the northern part of the commune and was used in World War II as a refuge for Allied airmen shot down over France.

1940 speech by Charles de Gaulle

original song written and composed by Anna Marly

French order

thumb|upright=1.4|Capture of a Franc-tireur, by Carl Johann Lasch

British radio station

Theory journal of the Fourth International

Belgian resistance group

women's role and participation in the French Resistance from the occupying German forces during World War II

French decoration

Dutch French Resistance member (1919–2001)

French midwife, resistant and activist (1905–1943)

deportation transport of the 24th of January 1943 with women resistants from Compiègne to Auschwitz

German engineer and soldier (1877-1941)

song composed by Anna Marly with lyrics by Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie performed by Leonard Cohen

resistance organization in France during World War II

French museum