Francs-tireurs
French volunteers who carried on a guerilla warfare against the Germans in the Franco-German War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francs-tireurs (pronounced [fʁɑ̃.ti.ʁœʁ], French for "free shooters") were irregular military formations deployed by France during the early stages of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71). The term was revived and used by partisans to name two major French Resistance movements set up to fight against the Nazi Germany during World War II.[1]
This article is about military units in the Franco-Prussian War. For other uses, see Franc-Tireur (disambiguation).
The term is sometimes used to refer more generally to guerrilla fighters who operate outside the laws of war.[2][3]