Maquis de Saint-Marcel

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The Maquis de Saint-Marcel was a force of French resistance fighters during World War II operating in Brittany. It was created just before the Normandy landings with the objectives of preventing German army reinforcements from reaching the coast, thus facilitating the task of the allied landing forces.

The Maquis de Saint-Marcel lasted only a very short time. It had been infiltrated by German spies, allowing the Germans to attack it in an ambush. After it was dissolved, the remaining resistance fighters resumed contact without forming a new maquis.