Resistance operations in Tulle were planned by the commander of the Maquis FTP of Corrèze, , known as Kléber, in mid April or at the beginning of May 1944: "Originally, it seems the attack was planned with no connection to the landing, the date of which was still unpredictable. " It had several objectives: "disarm, and if possible, destroy the German defenses; disarm the mobile reserve groups and appropriate for themselves their weapons and vehicles; render inoffensive the French Militia and known collaborators", but also, "to open gaps in the defense, to inspire a healthy fear of its leaders and get them to retreat into Tulle and be unwilling to leave, stopping them, at least for a time, from continuing their efforts against the Maquis. " When contacted, officials of the French Armée secrète Resistance indicated they were totally opposed to operations against an urban centre.