Maquis des Glières

Battle of Glières
Part of Second World War

Geographic organization of the French Resistance showing the Haute-Savoie and Rhône-Alpes region in R1
Date31 January 1944 – 26 March 1944
(1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Result

German and Vichy French victory

  • Propaganda boost for French Resistance
Belligerents
French Resistance

 Germany
 Vichy France

Commanders and leaders
Tom Morel 
Maurice Anjot 
Karl Pflaum
Georges Lelong
Jean de Vaugelas
Jacques de Bernonville
Strength
c. 450 maquisards (including 56 Spanish fighters and 80 Francs-tireurs) Over 1,400 Vichy policemen
700 militia (of the Franc-Gardes)
3,000 German soldiers
Casualties and losses
140 killed or deported 21 killed

The Maquis des Glières was a 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 German, Vichy and Milice forces.