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Men and women masquisards collect near a French farmhouse in Chateaudun, France.

The French Resistance Maquis (underground guerilla fighters) in Chateaudun, France. Men and women masquisards arm themselves near a French farmhouse. The men and women with English machine guns, US Browning Automatic Rifles and captured German weapons and ammunition, dropped by the US Air Force for the French underground. Men with cycles. A marquisard puts a bottle into the bag of another. Men with arms.

  • Location: Chateaudun France
Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
 
 
Men and women masquisards arm themselves with British, American and German guns near a farmhouse in Chateaudun, France.

The French Resistance Maquis (underground guerilla fighters) in Chateaudun, France. Men and women masquisards arm themselves near a French farmhouse. A man halfway up a ladder leading to a hayloft. Guns and packs are removed from the hayloft and issued to members. The weapons include English machine guns, US Browning Automatic Rifles and captured German weapons and ammunition, dropped by the US Air Force for the French underground. A masquisard with the French Resistance flag. A woman with a gun stands near him. Masquisards lined up. Men smoking. More fighters join the lines.

  • Location: Chateaudun France
Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
 
 
French Resistance Maquis members distribute and examine weapons in Chateaudun, France.

The French Resistance Maquis (underground guerilla fighters) in Chateaudun, France. Men and women masquisards arm themselves near a French farmhouse. The weapons include English machine guns, US Browning Automatic Rifles and captured German weapons and ammunition, dropped by the US Air Force for the French underground. The members seated by a road. One loads cartridges into a magazine. The masquisards prepare the weapons. They discuss the plans and strategize. The fighters examine the weapons. A member demonstrates the use of a gun.

  • Location: Chateaudun France
Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
 
 
The French Resistance Maquis arm themselves and advance in Chateaudun, France.

The French Resistance Maquis (underground guerilla fighters) in Chateaudun, France. Men and women masquisards arm themselves near a French farmhouse. The fighters with English machine guns, US Browning Automatic Rifles and captured German weapons and ammunition, dropped by the US Air Force for the French underground. The members seated and standing on the sidewalk. A man with the French Resistance flag joins the waiting men. The men stand and wait at the farmhouse. They collect their arms and ammunition and begin to march forward. Men with flags lead the contingent.

  • Location: Chateaudun France
Date: 1944, August 18
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
 

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