{"id":16527,"date":"2024-05-17T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T09:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/musee\/creation-of-the-ujre\/2-ftp-m-o-i-fighting-in-the-south\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T15:27:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:27:42","slug":"2-ftp-m-o-i-fighting-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"musee","link":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/en\/musee\/creation-of-the-ujre\/2-ftp-m-o-i-fighting-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"2 – FTP-M.O.I. fighting in the south"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Until November 1942, armed conflict took place exclusively in the occupied northern zone, but on November 11, following the Allied landing in North Africa\u2014 Operation Torch<\/a>\u2014German tanks crossed the demarcation line<\/a> <\/strong>and invaded the south of France. Many Jews sought refuge there after the roundups. <\/p>

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The resistance fighters\u2019 actions began to bear fruit by the end of 1942, but in 1943, in the face of relentless Nazi persecution, the FTP-M.O.I.\u2019s struggle intensified across the regions. Several highly active groups stood out <\/a>in the south:<\/strong> <\/p>

\u2014 The Carmagnole Battalion in Lyon.<\/p>

\u2014 The Marat Company in Marseille (later known as Maurice Korzec<\/a>).<\/p>

\u2014 The 35th Brigade in Toulouse (later known as the Marcel Langer<\/a> Brigade)<\/p>

\u2014 The <\/strong>Liberty Battalion in Grenoble.<\/strong><\/p>

These groups are made up of Italians, Spaniards, French, and, for the most part, Jewish immigrants.<\/p>

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In February 1943, Marcel Langer, a Polish Jew and member of the FTP-M.O.I., was arrested in Toulouse while carrying a suitcase filled with explosives supplied by Resistance miners from Carmaux. Prosecutor Pierre Lespinasse sought the death penalty for him. Langer was guillotined on July 23, 1943. <\/p>

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In retaliation, Pierre Lespinasse was executed by members of the Toulouse Resistance in October 1943. The 35th Toulouse Brigade then symbolically adopted the name Marcel Langer Brigade. <\/p>

Similarly, in December 1943, Faure-Pinguely, a judge of the Special Sections<\/a>, was killed by a group of FTP-M.O.I. fighters from the Carmagnole Battalion in Lyon in retaliation for the beheading of the resistance fighter Simon Frid<\/a>.<\/p>

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Intimidation is working. No judge is seeking the death penalty for a resistance fighter anymore, but the violence of the security forces has intensified. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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