Maquis de Rieumes Maquis de Rieumes The Maquis de Rieumes was one of the maquis groups of French resistance fighters during the Second World War. In 1942, the "Juge d'instruction" of Muret, André Reboul, along with other patriots, founded the group which in 1944 would become the Maquis de Rieumes. In 1943, the group reinforced itself and was joined by, among others, Jules Delattre, a retired air force captain who would become the commander of the Maquis de Rieumes. It was also joined by some other Rieumois: Doctor Robert Roger ("Médecin Capitaine de réserve"), Doctor Charles Chwartz ("Médecin Lieutenant de réserve"), Jean Lécussan
Azerbaijan in World War II Azerbaijan in World War II Azerbaijan, officially by its full name – the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, entered World War II alongside the Soviet Union, after the German declaration of war on June 22, 1941. Azerbaijan's oilfields were enticing to the Germans due to the USSR's heavy dependency on Caucasus oil – setting the scene for German campaigns attempting to capture and seize the oilfields in Baku during the Battle of the Caucasus. More than 600,000 people from Azerbaijan were conscripted to the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945. Operation Pike was a