Women were 15-20% of the French Resistance while men 80-85% of the French Resistance. The Maquis were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during the Occupation of France in World War II ("Maquis (World War II)"). The importance of the Resistance in France during World War II cannot be measured solely in terms of the military exploits of its member groups or by its contribution to the liberation of France. After the liberation, Georges Zerapha concluded that from June 1940 to December 1941 Jews led the way from bottom to top in the majority of subgroups of the Resistance. Of the six founders of the Liberation in July 1941, three were
Women were 15-20% of the French Resistance while men 80-85% of the French Resistance. The Maquis were rural guerrilla bands of French Resistance fighters, called maquisards, during the Occupation of France in World War II ("Maquis (World War II)"). The importance of the Resistance in France during World War II cannot be measured solely in terms of the military exploits of its member groups or by its contribution to the liberation of France. After the liberation, Georges Zerapha concluded that from June 1940 to December 1941 Jews led the way from bottom to top in the majority of subgroups of the Resistance. Of the six founders of the Liberation in July 1941, three were