Spanish Maquis Spanish Maquis The Spanish Maquis were Spanish guerrillas exiled in France after the Spanish Civil War who continued to fight against the Spanish State until the early 1960s, carrying out sabotage, robberies (to help fund guerrilla activity), occupations of the Spanish Embassy in France and assassinations of Francoists, as well as contributing to the fight against Nazi Germany and the Vichy regime in France during World War II. Referring to the contribution of the Spanish Maquis to the French resistance movement, Martha Gellhorn wrote in "The Undefeated" (1945): Also during World War II, Spaniards assassinated the German generals von Schaumberg
Cricket in World War II in September 1943. Hedley Verity, Ken Farnes and others were killed during the war. Denis Compton, Joe Hardstaff junior and Reg Simpson were stationed in India during the war and took part in domestic cricket there. Keith Miller and Bill Edrich were pilots based in England. Bill Bowes was a prisoner-of-war from 1942 to 1945. Cricket in World War II Cricket in World War II was severely disrupted in most of the countries where first-class cricket is played. Only in India was a normal schedule of matches maintained throughout. In Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies the