Vercors uprising of 1944
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The Vercors uprising of 1944 was a major French Resistance insurrection during World War II in which maquis fighters attempted to establish a liberated stronghold in the Vercors region before being brutally suppressed by German forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vercors Plateau reprisals | 1 |
| Vercors uprising of 1944 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Resistance operation
ⓘ
World War II battle ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| combatant |
Forces françaises de l'intérieur
ⓘ
surface form:
Forces françaises de l’intérieur
French Resistance ⓘ maquis of Vercors ⓘ |
| commander |
Alain Le Ray
ⓘ
Eugène Chavant ⓘ François Huet ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest maquis insurrections in France during World War II ⓘ |
| describedIn | histories of the French Resistance ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-07 ⓘ |
| goal |
establish a liberated stronghold in the Vercors region
ⓘ
support Allied operations in France ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Battle of Normandy
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied landings in Normandy
French Resistance strategy to support Allied invasion ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of memorials in the Vercors region
ⓘ
symbol of French Resistance heroism ⓘ |
| location |
Drôme department
ⓘ
Isère department ⓘ Vercors Massif ⓘ Vercors Massif ⓘ
surface form:
Vercors Plateau
|
| memorialSite |
Mémorial de la Résistance du Vercors
ⓘ
necropolis of Vassieux-en-Vercors ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
German airborne assault on Vassieux-en-Vercors
ⓘ
proclamation of the Free Republic of Vercors ⓘ |
| numberOfCasualties |
hundreds of French Resistance fighters killed
ⓘ
many civilians killed ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Army
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Vichy French forces ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy French collaborators
Waffen-SS ⓘ |
| partOf | French Resistance ⓘ |
| placeOfMassacre | Vassieux-en-Vercors ⓘ |
| rememberedOn | French national commemorations of the Resistance ⓘ |
| result |
German victory
ⓘ
destruction of the Free Republic of Vercors ⓘ suppression of the Vercors maquis ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-06 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Allied air drops of weapons
ⓘ
Special Operations Executive ⓘ
surface form:
British Special Operations Executive
Free French government ⓘ
surface form:
Free French authorities in London and Algiers
|
| tacticUsedByGermanForces |
airborne landings by gliders
ⓘ
encirclement of the plateau ⓘ reprisals against civilians ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vercors Plateau reprisals