Maquis de Fontjun
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The Maquis de Fontjun was a one of the maquis
Maquis (World War II)
The Maquis were the predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance. Initially they were composed of men who had escaped into the mountains to avoid conscription into Vichy France's Service du travail obligatoire to provide forced labour for Germany...

 networks of French resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...

 fighters against the German occupation during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The Fontjun maquis was active in the west of the Hérault
Hérault
Hérault is a department in the south of France named after the Hérault river.-History:Hérault is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

 département, between Saint-Pons
Saint-Pons
Saint-Pons is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département* Saint-Pons, Ardèche, in the Ardèche département...

 and Béziers
Béziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...

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Composition of the maquis

The members of the maquis were originally from the canton of Capestang
Capestang
Capestang is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.-History:In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500 metre long Roman Pont Serme...

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  • Marc Albert, from Montady
    Montady
    Montady is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....

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  • Elie Amouroux, from Capestang.
  • Louis Baisse, from Capestang.
  • Guy Bourdel, from Capestang.
  • Bertin Bousquet, from Montady.
  • Danton Cabrol, from Capestang.
  • Simon-Paul Cabrol, from Capestang.
  • Juliette Cauquil, from Puisserguier
    Puisserguier
    Puisserguier is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France....

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  • Roger Cauquil, from Puisserguier.
  • André Combet, from Capestang.
  • Pierre Cros, from Nissan-lez-Ensérune
    Nissan-lez-Enserune
    Nissan-lez-Enserune is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.Is situated just south of Beziers. It is twinned with Ampthill in England.-References:Based on the French Wikipedia....

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  • Pierre Dez, from Nissan-lez-Ensérune.
  • Louis Huc, from Montady.
  • Emile Loscos, from Capestang.
  • Ignace Malet, from Capestang.
  • Henri Massat, from Capestang.
  • Salvador Montagne, from Puisserguier.
  • André Seguret, from Montady.
  • Maurice Sol, from Capestang.
  • Henry Villeneuve, from Montady.


The maquisards were shot on 7 June 1944 at the place du Champ-de-Mars at Béziers
Béziers
Béziers is a town in Languedoc in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Hérault department. Béziers hosts the famous Feria de Béziers, centred around bullfighting, every August. A million visitors are attracted to the five-day event...

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