Maquis de Vabre communes, from the west of Montredon-Labessonnié to the eastern tip of Tarn, beyond Murat-sur-Vèbre. Maquis de Vabre The Maquis de Vabre were an organisation of French Resistance fighters in the east of the Tarn department during the Second World War, which was gradually built up by local militants. They were officially recognised in December 1943, affiliated to the Armée secrète under the name "Maquis Pol Roux" (its original organiser, Guy de Rouville, had the codename "Pol Roux". Approximately 450 maquis fighters were enrolled, organised, trained and armed in anticipation of the allied landings. Within the framework of the Mouvements unis
The Gambia in World War II unidentified. The Gambia in World War II During the Second World War (1939–1945), the Gambia was part of the British Empire as the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. At the outbreak of war between the British Empire and Nazi Germany in September 1939, the Gambia was home to the Gambia Company of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF). There was a risk of Axis invasion of the Gambia due to Senegal being aligned with Vichy France and the failure of the Battle of Dakar. The Gambia Local Defence Volunteers were founded in the war. It was later renamed as the