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Why are they called the Maquis?
Many Federation colonists who lived in those regions were ordered to evacuate their homes. Those who refused to relinquish their turf opted to fight against the Cardassians and the Federation. They called themselves the Maquis, after members of the French underground who fought against the Nazis in World War II.
Who were the French resistance fighters?
List of people involved with the French Resistance
- José Aboulker (1920–2009)
- Berty Albrecht (1893–1943)
- Dimitri Amilakhvari (1906–1942), French-Georgian Prince.
- Louis Aragon (1897–1982), poet, novelist and editor, husband of Elsa Triolet.
- Raymond Aron (1905–1983)
- Pierre Arrighi (1921–1944)
What happened to the French naval fleet in ww2?
The French fleet was annihilated and only a handful of small ships escaped to assist the Allied forces for the rest of the war. A year later, the Italian naval fleet did what de Gaulle wished the Vichy French had done. They set sail for North Africa after the Italian Armistice in 1943.
When were the Maquis wiped out?
Every single Maquis base was exposed, especially Tevlik’s Moonbase, and destroyed when Arak Katal, now revealed to be a Changeling infiltrator, supplied the Female Changeling with the locations of the Maquis hiding places.
Who are the Maquis based on?
The Maquis were named after the French resistance group during World War II. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (2nd ed., p. 290); Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p.
What did Jean Moulin do for the French Resistance?
Moulin’s greatest achievement was to create the National Council of the Resistance, which met for the first time in occupied Paris on May 27, 1943. This brought together the most important Resistance groups and representatives of several political parties. This was also an achievement for the communists.
Why did Churchill sink the French Navy?
Churchill, worried that one of the world’s great navies would end up in German hands, asked the French to turn the ships over to the British instead. The French refused, but Admiral Darlan, commander of the French fleet, swore that he would sink his own ships if the Germans ever tried to take control.
Why didn’t the French fleet join the British?
Churchill made the decision to forcibly capture/destroy the French Navy so that the ships could not be used in an attack against Great Britain. Additionally, such a forward action by the British showed Roosevelt that the British wouldn’t roll over like the French, and were going to fight until the end.