accessdate 2010 10 07 ref called Chaparral in California Matorral in Chile and Spain maquisshrublandMaquis in France and elsewhere around the Mediterranean Macchia in Italy Fynbos in South Africa Kwongan in Southwest Western Australia Australia In some places shrubland is the mature vegetation ... s low growing or creeping shrubs. These include the Maquisshrublandmaquis of Mediterranean climates ...File Starr 010831 0016 Morella faya.jpg thumb 200px right Low shrubland in Hawaii Image Scrub vegetation in Texas Hill Country IMG 4318.JPG 200px right thumb Scrub vegetation in the Texas Hill Country Shrubland , scrubland , scrub or brush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominance ecology dominated by shrub s, often also including grass es, Herbaceous plant herb s, and geophyte s. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. ref cite web url http naturalengland.etraderstores.com NaturalEnglandShop grassland1 title Chapter 12 Scrub Management publisher Natural England ref It may be the mature vegetation type in a particular region and remain stable ... browsing . Shrubland may be unsuitable for human habitation because of the danger of fire. The term shrubland was first coined in 1903. ref Merriam Webster s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition 2003 . ref Shrubland as a botanical structural form In botany and ecology a shrub is defined as a much ... Scrubland.JPG thumb right Prince Edward County bird observatory shrubland. For shrubs 2 8 m high ... 30 70 open scrub sparse foliage cover 10 30 tall shrubland very sparse foliage cover 10 tall open shrubland For shrubs 2 m high the following structural forms result dense foliage cover 70 100 closed heath habitat heath mid dense foliage cover 30 70 open heath sparse foliage cover 10 30 low shrubland very sparse foliage cover 10 low open shrublandShrubland as a biome plant group File Fynbos.jpg thumb right Fynbos in South Africa Similarly, shrubland is a category used to describe a type of biome ... more details
Maquis or macchia is a type of high ground in Corsica covered in thick vegetation, where privateer s used to hide. The name has been adopted by a variety of guerilla movements in francophone countries. Maquis may also refer to Geography Maquisshrubland , biome in Mediterranean countries with shrubland similar to North American chaparral . Guerrillas Maquis World War II , predominantly rural guerrilla bands of the French Resistance Spanish Maquis , guerrillas who resisted the Francisco Franco regime in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War Fiction Maquis Star Trek , anti Cardassian resistance movement in the fictional Star Trek universe disambig Category Guerrilla warfare tactics de Maquis Begriffskl rung es Maquis eo Makiso fr Maquis gl Maquis hu Maquis egy rtelm s t lap nl Maquis ... more details
Infobox television episode Series Star Trek Deep Space Nine Title The Maquis Image Image STDS9Ep221.jpg 270px br A Maquis raider attacks Sisko s runabout Episode 39 & 40 Production 440 & 441 Airdate April ... Space Nine Blood Oath Next The Wire Star Trek Deep Space Nine The Wire The Maquis is a two part episode from the second season of the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine . The Maquis, and their dissatisfaction ... Nor and the recent kidnappings to a group calling itself Maquis Star Trek the Maquis . They follow the Maquis into an area called the Badlands Star Trek Badlands with which Bashir is unfamiliar. Kira .... They beam to the surface of a planet, where the armed Maquis members emerge from nearby foliage followed by Cal Hudson, out of uniform. It is revealed he is part of the Maquis. Part II Sisko demands to see Gul Dukat, whom the Maquis abducted, to which Hudson accuses Sisko of siding with the Cardassians over him. According to Hudson, the Maquis s top priority is peace but insists the Cardassians ... prefer to call it retaliation, Hudson smirks. After Sisko declines an offer to join the Maquis, the Maquis ... soon as well. Nechayev refers to the Maquis as a bunch of irresponsible hotheads and tells ... with Sakonna but eventually reveals that he arranged for the Maquis to acquire weapons. While he had not heard of the Maquis at the time, he is sure Sakonna plans to execute her plans within the next ... weapons to the demilitarized zone. However, neither Sisko nor Kira believe him. On one of the Maquis ... a firefight. The Maquis are arrested, but Sisko allows one of them, Amaros, to go free with a message ... aside to work together to stop both the weapons smuggling and the Maquis. By this time, Odo has .... Back on the station, Quark and Sakonna share a holding cell. He calls her position with the Maquis ..., peace can be bought at a bargain price. She informs Sisko that the Maquis are planning to blow up ... is waiting in runabouts when the Maquis arrive at the depot, and as neither Hudson nor Sisko wants ... more details
Image Shrubland Hall.jpg thumb Shrubland Hall Shrubland Park stands on an abrupt glacial ridge in Suffolk , England overlooking the River Gipping Gipping Valley between Ipswich and Needham Market . The first recorded owner was Robert de Shrubeland, although there is evidence of occupation on the site since the Roman period. The Grade II listed building listed hall was designed by James Paine architect James Paine in the 1770s and survives as the central core on the present building. The entrance was originally at ground level on the garden side. While Gandy Deering made extensive alterations in the 1830s. There was a major remodelling of the building in 1850 by Sir Charles Barry who also designed the gardens. Shrubland Hall Health Clinic operated in the hall adjoining Shrubland Park Gardens from the 1960s until 2 April 2006, when the Shrubland Estate, totalling some convert 1300 acre km2 , was put up for sale with an asking price of 23 million. By late 2007 no sale had yet been finalised. The Shrubland Park Estate was the ancestral family seat of the Barons de Saumarez. ref cite news url http www.eadt.co.uk search story.aspx?brand EADOnline&category News&itemid IPED04 20Apr 202006 2018 34 45 043&tBrand EADOnline&tCategory search title Historic estate on the market publisher East Anglian Daily Times date 2006 04 05 accessdate 2006 06 20 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20060502194841 http www.eadt.co.uk search story.aspx?brand EADOnline&category News&itemid IPED04 Apr 2006 18 34 45 043&tBrand EADOnline&tCategory search Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 05 02 ref The gardens which contain many Grade II listed features were open to the public until 2006 as a visitor attraction ref cite web url http home.btclick.com shrubland general.htm title Shrubland park opening ... shrubland general.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2006 04 26 ref . It is styled in true Italian ... grid ref http shrublandrevisited.co.uk Shrubland Revisited, a website for sharing memories of Shrubland ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Maquis Canastero image status NT status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Furnariidae genus Asthenes species A. heterura binomial Asthenes heterura binomial authority Hans von Berlepsch Berlepsch , 1901 synonyms The Maquis Canastero or Iquico Canastero Asthenes heterura is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical moist montane s and subtropical or tropical high altitude shrubland . It is threatened by habitat loss . References BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 2209 all Asthenes heterura . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Furnariidae stub Category Asthenes pt Asthenes heterura ... more details
The maquis Vallier was one of the Maquis World War II maquis groups of French Resistance resistance fighters during World War II . The maquis operated in the north of the Var d partement Var d partement , particularly in the Verdon valley. The maquis Vallier was initially part of the Mouvements Unis de la R sistance MUR organization, before becoming the primary structure of the Arm e secr te AS in its zone. In 1944, it was under the authority of the comit d partemental de lib ration . The maquis Vallier was led by Louis Picoche . Like many maquis in that region, the maquis Vallier did not participate directly in the liberation of its sector, but joined the Moors and the coast in August 1944 to support the Operation Dragoon Provence landings . Sources Jean Marie Guillon, Les ann es de guerre dans le pays du Verdon varois , in verdon no 6, automne 2001, p 90 104 French . Category French Resistance Category Var france stub history stub fr Maquis Vallier ... more details
Image 45 maquis.jpg right thumb 295px Spanish maquis crossing the Pyrenees. The Spanish Maquis were Spain ... Maquis to the Maquis World War II French resistance movement , Martha Gellhorn wrote in The Undefeated 1945 blockquote During the German occupation of France, the Spanish Maquis engineered more than ... of 6,000 maquis including Antonio T llez Antonio T llez Sol invaded Spain via the Aran Valley but were driven back after ten days. Few details of the maquis actions in Spain have been made public ... maquis were reported arrested by the Civil Guard, nearly wiping out the movement. Etymology Image ... the actions of the maquis. The term maqui comes from the French language French term maquis .... Many of the Spanish maquis also participated in the French resistance movement. History The anti ..., fought only for their own survival. Beginnings The origins of the maquis in Spain lie with those ... of the defeated French army. From this time, the French term maquis began to be used to refer ... a number around 10,000. ref Secundino Serrano Maquis. Historia de la guerrilla antifranquista ... France, Spanish maquis returned their focus to Spain. The invasion of the Aran Valley Image Pirineo ... of Spain. The most spectacular operation of the Spanish maquis was the invasion of Spain by between ... el maquis franc s, unos 4000 se alistaron, , that is In total, of the 13,000 Spanish that were with the French maquis, some 4000 were listed. ref and 7,000 ref Secundino Serrano Maquis. Historia de ... and assassinated or summarily judged and shot ref Mikel Rodr guez lvarez. Maquis. La guerrilla ... Rodr guez lvarez. Maquis. La guerrilla vasca 1938 1962 . Editorial Txalaparta.ISBN 84 8136 195 ... of the time treated as deserters and shot ref Mikel Rodr guez lvarez. Maquis. La guerrilla vasca ..., was not effective, and ultimately a general evacuation was decreed in 1952. The end of the maquis There were several factors in the decline and disappearance of the Spanish maquis. On one side, the transformation ... more details
May 1943. Maquisshrubland is a Mediterranean biome of dense scrub, which provided the guerrilla ...The Maquis des Vosges were groups of French resistance fighters in the Departments of France Department ... was the source of the first Maquis des Vosges, in the Lamarche forest between Martigny and Rob court ..., Th se de Doctorat, 2 me trimestre 1980, ditions du Sapin d Or, Epinal ref List of maquis in the Vosges department First grouping Maquis de Bulgn ville La Vacheresse, Urville, St Ouen, Rob court, Contrex ville. br Maquis de Liffol Bois de la Vendue, Bazoilles. br Maquis de Vaudeville Coussey. br Maquis de la for t de Neufeys Neufch teau, Bourl mont. br Maquis de Ch tenois. br Maquis du Mont St Jean Vittel. br Maquis de Mirecourt La Chouette , de la ferme de la Malhaye, du Haut de Recon, du Haut du Chia. br Maquis du Camp de la D livrance Lamarche 1er maquis vosgien . Second grouping Maquis de la Cense Rambervillers . br Maquis de Charmes en liaison avec le 1er groupe Lorraine . br Maquis de Ch tel. br Maquis de la For t du Terne. br Maquis du Morillon. br Maquis de Grandrupt. br Maquis de Xertigny. br Maquis de St Nabord. br Maquis du Haut du Bois Eloyes . ref http www.imagesdelorraine.org ...&posrec 3&posrecdeb Banque num rique d images de Lorraine. Carte postale comm morative du maquis du Haut du Bois Xamontarupt Vosges . Le 9 septembre 1944, les nazis attaqu rent le Maquis d Eloyes Vosges du Haut du Bois sur la commune de Xamontarupt. ref Third grouping Maquis de la Charme de l Ormont Tendon devenu le maquis de la Chapelotte, en limite du IV me groupement. br Maquis de la Chapelotte la T te des H rins et le Jardin David puis repli Viombois en Meurthe et Moselle . br Maquis ..., de la Petite Raon, de la Roche M re Henry. br Maquis de Lordon Lusse . br Maquis de Fouchifol Coinches qui se repliera sur le Haut de Steige. Fourth grouping Maquis de la Charme de l Ormont Tendon . br Maquis de Corcieux, secondairement sur la commune de La Chapelle. br Maquis de Malanrupt Beaum nil ... more details
The maquis La Tourette was one of the Maquis World War II maquis groups of French resistance fighters during the German occupation of France during World War II German occupation of France of World War II . The maquis was created by Jean B ne , inserted into the high cantons of the H rault d partement in the Ferri res Poussarou commune. It operated as far as B ziers . Category History of France Category French Resistance france stub history stub fr Maquis la Tourette ... more details
Image Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie.jpg thumb 240px Members of the Maquis in La Tresorerie The Maquis ... the word came from the kind of terrain in which the armed resistance groups hid, the Maquis biota type of high ground in southeastern France covered with scrub growth. ref name Definition of maquis cite web url http dictionary.reference.com browse maquis title Definition of maquis author Online ... thicket , maquis could be roughly translated as the bush . ref http www.thefreedictionary.com Maquis ... fighter . The Maquis have come to symbolize the French Resistance. fact date January 2011 Operations ... and German occupation troops. The Maquis also aided the escape of downed Allies of World War II Allied ... , p. 577 ref Most of the Maquis cells like the Maquis du Limousin or the Maquis du Vercors took ... L ger d Intervention CLI . They were supplied by airlifts of the British Force 136. Politics in Maquis Politically, maquis were very diverse from right wing nationalist s to communist s and anarchist s. Some Maquis bands that operated in southwest France were composed entirely of left wing ... obligatoire , STO in France in the beginning of 1943, thousands of young men fled and joined the Maquis ... , the Maquis and other groups played some role in delaying the German mobilization. The French ... coast. Thanks to coded messages transmitted over the Radio Londres BBC radio , each Maquis group ... maquisards was involved in a pitched battle with 22,000 Germans on June 20, 1944. Some Maquis groups ... of facing maquisards. Captured Maquis faced torture and death or being sent to concentration camps ... in southeast France. On the Vercors plateau , a Maquis group fought about 8000 soldiers under general ... joined the new French army to continue the fight. Equipment The Maquis heavily relied on airdrops ... and sub machine guns .The Maquis also used German weapons captured throughout the occupation, the MP40 ... the Maquis to identify members by wearing a Basque beret because it was common enough not to arouse ... more details
france stub history stub The Maquis de Saffr was one of the maquis World War II maquis groups of French resistance fighters active in the Loire Atlantique region, in the triangle formed by the commune France communes of H ric , Nort sur Erdre et Saffr . One of Germany s last operations, in June 1944 , was the destruction of this maquis, where 350 poorly equipped young resistance fighters maquisards stood up to 2,500 Germans, before dispersing. 27 captured maquisards were shot on the 29th June at La Bouvardi re ch teau. Bibliography French Le Drame du Maquis de Saffr , A. Perraud Charmantier, Editions du Fleuve, Nantes 1946 Soldats de l Ombre 1939 1944 , Briac Le Diouron Category French Resistance members Category Loire Atlantique fr Maquis de Saffr ... more details
The Maquis de Fontjun was a one of the Maquis World War II maquis networks of French resistance fighters against the German occupation of France during World War II German occupation during World War II . The Fontjun maquis was active in the west of the H rault d partement , between Saint Pons and B ziers . Composition of the maquis The members of the maquis were originally from the canton of Capestang Marc Albert, from Montady . Elie Amouroux, from Capestang. Louis Baisse, from Capestang. Guy Bourdel, from Capestang. Bertin Bousquet, from Montady. Danton Cabrol, from Capestang. Simon Paul Cabrol, from Capestang. Juliette Cauquil, from Puisserguier . Roger Cauquil, from Puisserguier. Andr Combet, from Capestang. Pierre Cros, from Nissan lez Ens rune . Pierre Dez, from Nissan lez Ens rune. Louis Huc, from Montady. Emile Loscos, from Capestang. Ignace Malet, from Capestang. Henri Massat, from Capestang. Salvador Montagne, from Puisserguier. Andr Seguret, from Montady. Maurice Sol, from Capestang. Henry Villeneuve, from Montady. The maquisards were shot on 7 June 1944 at the place du Champ de Mars at B ziers . Category French Resistance france stub history stub fr Maquis de Fontjun ... more details
In the fictional American Star Trek science fiction franchise, the Maquis pronounced IPA en m ki are a 24th ... episode The Maquis of the television series Star Trek Deep Space Nine , who subsequently also appeared in Star Trek The Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager . The concept of the Maquis was intentionally ... the Maquis . ref Erdmann, Terry J. 2000 . Star Trek Deep Space Nine Companion . Pocket Books. Page 134. ref It was for this reason that the creators of Star Trek decided to create a backstory for the Maquis in several episodes of Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation , and they named them after the Maquis ... Eddington played by Kenneth Marshall in Deep Space Nine was a member of the Maquis, Voyager contained three regular Maquis characters, Chakotay Robert Beltran , List of minor recurring characters ... to the fictional storyline of the Star Trek universe, the Maquis were formed in the 24th Century after ... formed the Maquis to protect themselves from Cardassian aggression, although they received no official ... would lead to war. ref The Maquis Part One . Star Trek Deep Space Nine . Season Two. Episode Twenty. ref Nonetheless, various Federation members supported the Maquis cause, and illegally helped to supply ... the Federation actually intervened in the war between the Maquis and the Cardassians, aiding the latter in recognition of the peace treaty. ref The Maquis Part Two . Star Trek Deep Space Nine . Season ... tracked a Maquis vessel to the Badlands Star Trek Badlands with the intention of apprehending it but an alien ... War against the Federation, the Dominion aided the Cardassian military in obliterating the Maquis ... Reflist External links Memoryalpha Maquis Category Star Trek politics Category Bajorans Category Star Trek organizations Category Terrorism in fiction ca Maquis Star Trek de V lker und Gruppierungen im Star Trek Universum Maquis es Maquis Star Trek fr Maquis Star Trek it Maquis Star Trek hu Maquis Star Trek nl Maquis Star Trek ja sv Maquis Star Trek ... more details
france stub history stub The Maquis World War II Maquis de Saint Marcel was a force of French resistance fighters, 3000 men with 200 Free French SAS Special Air Service , during World War II operating in Brittany, Morbihan . It was created just before the Normandy landings with the objectives of preventing Wehrmacht German army reinforcements from reaching the coast , thus facilitating the task of the Allies World War II allied landing forces. The Maquis de Saint Marcel lasted only a very short time. It had been infiltrated by German spies, allowing the Germans to attack it in an ambush on 18 June 1944. After it was dissolved, the remaining resistance fighters resumed contact without forming a new maquis. See also Paul Chenailler alias Colonel Morice operation Dingson operation Cooney operation Lost operation Samwest Category History of Brittany Category French Resistance fr Maquis de Saint Marcel ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 Orchestra Maquis Original is a Tanzania n muziki wa dansi band, originally from Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo . Founded in 1970 in music 1970 and still in activity, it is one of the most long lived dansi bands. History The band was founded in 1970 in Lubumbashi then Zaire , now Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo by a group of musicians from soukous band Super Teo . In 1972 they were invited to play in Kampala , Uganda , and on the way there performed a few gigs in Tanzania . This experience triggered their decision to relocate to Kinondoni , a district of Dar es Salaam . As most Tanzanian bands of the time, Orchestra Maquis Original was sponsored by the Tanzanian government and, from a commercial point of view, was managed as a cooperative the cooperative actually had other businesses besides music e.g., it owned a farm . The leader of the band was also president of the cooperative. The first leader president of Orchestra Maquis was saxophone saxophonist Chinyama Chianza , who served in both roles until his death in 1985. In the 1970s the band became very popular with its mtindo style kamanyola bila jasho , which roughly translates to dance kamanyola without sweating . The next leader after Chianza s death was guitar ist Nguza Mbangu , who was famous for his Guitar solo soloing technique two of his most appreciated solos are those in songs Mpenzi Luta and Mabruki . In 1987, Mbangu left Orchestra Maquis to get involved with several ... leader of the band was singer Mbuya Makonga . Subsequent leaders of Maquis include Thsimanga Assosa and Ilunga Mbanza . Assosa wrote some of the most recent hit songs of Maquis, such as Makumbele and Ngalula ... guitarist on his own he has now relocated in Sweden . Over time, Orchestra Maquis has explored a number of mitindo styles . Besides kamanyola , some of the most popular mitindo by Maquis were ... Maquis Original sw Orchestra Maquis Original ... more details
The maquis du Limousin was one of the largest Maquis World War II Maquis groups of French resistance fighters. The region of Limousin province Limousin was an active area of resistance since 1940. Edmond Michelet distribued tracts calling to continue the war in all Brive la Gaillarde s mailboxes on June 17, 1940. It is considered to be the first act of resistance of World War II in France . But the Limousin was South to the line of demarcation and the resistance was mainly a passive one against Vichy France . The Maquis du Limousin, the first one in France, was formed through the year 1942. The first act of sabotage was the dynamiting of a power plant near Ussel, Corr ze Ussel in June 1942. Marshal Philippe P tain s visit in Corr ze in July was seen as a provocation by the population and strengthened popular support for the maquis. The maquis increased fast with the reinforcement of many ... obligatoire STO in early 1943. Maquis operations changed from sabotages in 1943 to massive attacks against occupation troops in 1944. At its peak, the Limousine maquis is estimated to have reached between .... The maquis du Limousin had become so powerful that the region was entirely freed by the French ... and Gontran Royer for the Mouvements unis de la R sistance , the best known figures in the Maquis ..., were killed during the war. The Maquis du Limousin was led from Brive la Gaillarde and Limoges . The maquis was split into several main sectors Maquis Arm e secr te de Basse Corr ze at Brive la Gaillarde , Moyenne Corr ze at Tulle and Haute Corr ze at Neuvic, Corr ze Neuvic Ussel, Corr ze Ussel Maquis Francs tireurs et partisans between Corr ze and Dordogne Maquis Arm e secr te Creuse Creusois at Gu ret Maquis Francs tireurs et partisans Limousin at Saint Gilles les For ts Sources French Beau ... de la Cit , 1966. Maquis de Corr ze , ouvrage collectif, 5e dition, Naves, Imprimerie du Corr zien ... , 4 rue Champanatier 19100 Brive la Gaillarde Category French Resistance fr Maquis du Limousin ... more details
The Maquis de Rieumes was one of the Maquis World War II maquis groups of French resistance fighters during the Second World War . In 1942, the Juge d instruction of Muret , Andr 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 M decin Capitaine de r serve , Doctor Charles Chwartz M decin Lieutenant de r serve , Jean L cussan a retired army Adjudant chef . The year 1943 was devoted to recruitment, training and to the organization of teams in the villages of the cantons of Auterive, Haute Garonne Auterive , Carbonne , Muret and Rieumes . In 1944, events gained momentum following parachute drops announced by radio Londres , and an arms depot was set up in Rieumes. On June 1 sup st sup , battle stations were announced with the message Messieurs, faites vos jeux . On the 5 sup th sup , two more messages, Le p re la Cerise est verni and Veronese tait un peintre communicated the Normandy landings . In the night, the teams met up in the wooded part of Rieumes and divided themselves into three companies, one ... as Reboul joined the corps franc Pommi s with 200 men. Notable events involving the maquis 7 June 1944 ... bombers attacked and dropped their bombs over the part of the forest towards Sajas. However, the maquis ... pm, in danger of becoming surrounded, the maquis retired towards Montastruc Sav s without sustaining any wounded. 20 July 1944 Installation of the Maquis in the Fabas Haute Garonne Fabas forest The Maquis carried out operations until the liberation of Muret on 20 August 1944. A stele of gratitude to the people of Sav res and Lautignac was constructed at the edge of the forest. DEFAULTSORT Maquis De Rieumes Category French Resistance france stub history stub fr Maquis de Rieumes ... more details
france stub history stub The Maquis de Vabre were an organisation of French Resistance fighters in the east of the Tarn, France Tarn departement during the Second World War , which was gradually built up by local militants. They were officially recognised in December 1943 , affiliated to the Arm e secr te 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 Allies World War II allied landings. Within the framework of the Mouvements unis de la R sistance , the Maquis de Vabre became the Corps franc de la lib ration no. 10, before joining the French forces of the interior . The Maquis de Vabre were structured as three companies, including the compagnie Marc Haguenau which was mainly composed of Jewish fugitive fighters from Tarn. The Jewish scouting organisation Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs isra lites de France claireurs isra lites de France , created by Robert Gamzon , joined the Protestant scouting organisation claireurs unionistes to form this mountain maquis who participated in the liberation of Castres under the banner of the French forces of the interior, taking 4,500 German prisoners. They then joined the French First Army of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny . Bourion, sur les hauteurs de Vabre, ils h bergent et prot gent le poste de commandement du D l gu militaire r gional de la r gion 4 Toulouse , Bernard Schlumberger alias Droite . Plus l Est, sur un petit plateau, se trouve le terrain de parachutage, Virgule , homologu ... compagnie Maurice Mirouse Les Maquis de Vabre comportaient galement des services d instruction militaire ... au del des fronti res du CFL 10. 11000 livres d explosif seront utilis es. Territory The maquis de ... Tarn , beyond Murat sur V bre . External links http maquisdevabre.free.fr Maquis de Vabre French Category French Resistance Category Tarn fr Maquis de Vabre ... more details
sources like the French military historian Pierre Montagnon in Les maquis de la Lib ration , Pygmalion ... des geheimen Kampfgeschwaders 200 im Zweiten Weltkrieg , Bernard & Graefe, Koblenz, 1988 ref . Maquis ... Invalides film133jpg.jpg Registration for members of the maquis of Vercors, exposed in Les Invalides ... USAF B 17 Flying Fortress squadron drops supplies to the Maquis du Vercors in 1944. In fiction The maquis du Vercors is depicted and veterans act in Pierre Schoendoerffer s Above the Clouds L ... aired in 1990. See also Maquis des Gli res Maquis du Mont Mouchet French Resistance Free French Forces ... of Vichy France V Category Uprisings during World War II V fr Maquis du Vercors fi Vercorsin kapina ... more details
The Maquis des Gli res was a Maquis World War II Free French Resistance group, which fought against the 1940 1944 German occupation of France in World War II . The name is also given to the military conflict that opposed Resistance fighters to Nazi Germany German , Vichy France Vichy and Milice forces. Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Gli res partof Second World War image File Monument des Gli res.jpg 250px caption Monument commemorating the Maquis des Gli res date 31 January 1944 26 March 1944 place Plateau des Gli res, Massif des Bornes, Haute Savoie , France result German and Vichy victory, but propaganda boost for the French Resistance combatant1 flagicon Free French French Resistance combatant2 flagcountry Nazi Germany br flagicon image Bannieremilice.svg Milice br flagicon France Vichy France Vichy police commander1 flagicon Free French Tom Morel KIA br flagicon Free French Maurice Anjot KIA commander2 flagicon Nazi Germany Karl Pflaum br flagicon image Bannieremilice.svg Jean de Vaugelas br flagicon image Bannieremilice.svg Jacques de Bernonville br flagicon France Georges Lelong strength1 circa 450 Maquis World War II maquisards including 56 spanish fighters and 80 Francs tireurs strength2 over 1,400 Vichy policemen, 700 Milice Franc Gardes, 3,000 German soldiers casualties1 140 dead or deported casualties2 21 dead Resistance At the end of 1943, the French Resistance in the French Alps of Haute Savoie needed arms. To find good drop zones to supply the Maquis ... was declared in Haute Savoie. Anyone found carrying arms or assisting the Maquis was subject to immediate ... the American and French landing in Provence on the 15th of August 1944, it is a mark of the Maquis ... was far beyond the expectations of Allied planning staff. See Discussion. See also Maquis du Vercors Maquis du Mont Mouchet French Resistance Free French Forces French Forces of the Interior Liberation ... Maquis des Gli res ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Mont Mouchet partof image caption date May 1944 June 1944 place Mont Mouchet , France result German victory combatant1 flagicon Free French French Resistance combatant2 flagcountry Nazi Germany br flagicon image Bannieremilice.svg Milice br flagicon France Vichy France Vichy police commander1 flagicon Free French mile Coulandon commander2 flagicon Nazi Germany Curt von Jesser strength1 2,700 Maquis World War II maquisards strength2 3,000 german soldiers unknown number of policemen and Milice Franc Gardes casualties1 238 dead, 180 wounded casualties2 ? The Maquis du Mont Mouchet were a group of French resistance fighters during the Second World War . Based at Mont Mouchet , its goal was to delay the convergence of Wehrmacht German forces in the south of France with those in Normandy , in order to aid the Allies World War II in the reconquest of France. The Germans, having discovered the maquis, made several attacks up until May 1944 with about 3,000 men and using aviation and armoured units. The maquisards fought back fiercely. Little information is available on the German forces. Historians have identified some units The Jesser Brigade , formed from veterans of the eastern front deployed in the Orl ans Pithiviers sector 1,000 men from the Sicherungs Motorisierte regiment 1,000 men from the Aufkl rungs Abteilung These were reinforced from Regiment 2 of the 2 Ost Bataillon of the Freiwilligen Stamm The Tatars Volga Tatar legion stationed at Le Puy en Velay Puy en Velay The Azerbaidjan legion stationed at Rodez former 804th battalion ? The 3rd Battalion of the SS Polizei Regiment 19 A battery of the artillery regiment 28 189th reserve division Battalion of DCA 958 3 motorised response detachments of the Feldgendarmerie An armored reconnaissance platoon originating from Paris 2 Luftwaffe squadrons from Aulnat airbase After several days of combat, the final German attack forced the maquisards to fall back and disperse. Out of ... more details
Football club infobox clubname Onze Bravos image Image Futebol Clube Onze Bravos do Maquis.jpg fullname Futebol Clube Onze Bravos do Maquis nickname founded ground Mundunduleno Stadium br Luena, Moxico Province Luena , Angola capacity 1,500 chairman manager flagicon ANG Augusto Portela league Girabola season 2006 position pattern la1 whiteshoulders pattern b1 whitestripes pattern ra1 whiteshoulders leftarm1 0000ff body1 0000ff rightarm1 0000ff shorts1 0000ff socks1 0000ff pattern la2 blueshoulders pattern b2 thinbluesides pattern ra2 blueshoulders leftarm2 ffffff body2 ffffff rightarm2 ffffff shorts2 ffffff socks2 ffffff Futebol Clube Onze Bravos do Maquis , usually known simply as Onze Bravos , is an Angola n football soccer football club based in Luena, Moxico Province Luena . Stadium They play their home games at the Mundunduleno Stadium http www.girabola.com bravos do maquis plantel 2010 Current squad Fs start Fs player no nat name Moche pos GK Fs player no nat TAN name Said Maulid pos FW Fs end References references External links http www.bravosdomaquis.com Official site Girabola 2006 DEFAULTSORT Onze Bravos Category Angolan football clubs bg fr Futebol Clube Onze Bravos do Maqui pt Futebol Clube Onze Bravos do Maquis Angola footyclub stub ... more details
france stub history stub The Maquis de l Ain et du Haut Jura were a group of Maquis World War II maquis fighters in the French resistance during World War II . On the 11 sup th sup November 1943, the Maquis de l Ain et du Haut Jura, on orders from Colonel Henri Romans Petit , took possession of the town of Oyonnax in the Ain departement Ain departement, and paraded up to the war memorial laying a wreath in the form of the croix de Lorraine with the inscription Les vainqueurs de demain ceux de 14 18 the conquerors of tomorrow to those of 14 18 . After a minute of silence and a rendition of the Marseillaise with the crowd, they returned to their camps in the mountains. A few weeks later, the English speaking press published the news, which it is said managed to convince Winston Churchill Churchill of the need to arm the French resistance. Oyonnax was rewarded for its zeal by a M daille de la R sistance which features on its coat of arms . External links http www.maquisdelain.org Site devoted to the Maquis de l Ain et du Haut Jura French Category French Resistance fr Maquis de l Ain et du Haut Jura ... more details
Kwongan is a type of heath habitat heathland found on the coastal plains of Western Australia . The name is derived from the language of the Noongar people. Kwongan comprises floristically rich heath with dense thickets of sclerophyll ous shrubs and isolated small trees. It is characterised by nutrient poor sandy soils, frequent wildfire , a very high level of endemism , spectacular displays of wildflower s in spring season spring , and a Mediterranean climate with winter rainfall and hot, dry summers. Kwongan is found on the Swan Coastal Plain from Cape Naturaliste to Perth, Western Australia Perth , though large areas have been destroyed. It is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome , and has similarities to the Mediterranean Maquis shrubland Maquis , the California n Chaparral , the Chilean Matorral , and the Fynbos of South Africa . ref http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial aa aa1205.html National Geographic Ecoregion Profiles Kwongan heathlands ref References reflist Further reading Pate, J.S. & Beard, J.S. eds . 1984 . Kwongan Plant Life of the Sandplain. Biology of a south west Australian shrubland ecosystem . University of Western Australia Press Perth. ISBN 0 85564 228 9 Category Vegetation of Australia Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Habitats ecology stub ru ... more details
About the ecoregion Southwest, Western Australia disambiguation Southwest, Western Australia Southwest Australia is a biodiversity hotspot that includes the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion s of Western Australia . The region has a wet winter, dry summer Mediterranean climate , one of five such regions in the world. The region covers 356,717 km , consisting of a broad coastal plain 20 120 kilometers wide, transitioning to gently undulating uplands made up of weathered granite , gneiss and laterite . Deserts and xeric shrublands Desert and xeric shrubland s lie to the north and east across the center of Australia, separating Southwest Australia from the other Mediterranean and humid climate regions of the continent. Vegetation in the region is mainly woody, including forest s, woodland s, shrubland s, and heathland s, but no grassland s. Predominant vegetation types are Eucalyptus woodlands, eucalyptus dominated Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands Mallee shrublands, and kwongan shrublands and heathlands, which correspond to the chaparral , matorral , Maquis shrubland maquis , and fynbos shrublands found in other Mediterranean type regions. The region has generally nutrient poor sandy or lateritic soils, which has encouraged rich speciation of plants adapted to specific ecological niches. The region hosts a great diversity of endemic ecology endemic species, notably among the protea family Proteaceae . Botanic province The region corresponds to the floristic province of Southwest Australia . The World Wide Fund for Nature and Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia IBRA divide the region up into a number of ecoregions Coolgardie woodlands IBRA Coolgardie Esperance mallee IBRA Esperance Plains and Mallee Jarrah Karri forest and shrublands IBRA Warren Kwongan heathlands IBRA Swan Coastal Plain Southwest Australia savanna IBRA Geraldton Sandplains , Avon Wheatbelt , and Yalgoo Jarrah Forest Southwest Australia woodlands IBRA Jarrah Forest See ... more details
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