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'''Défense de la France''' is the name given to a group of the [[French Resistance]] during the [[Second World War]].
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[[File:Defense de la France.JPG|thumb|Issue of ''Défense de la France'' for 30 September 1943]]
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'''''Défense de la France''''' was an [[Underground media in German-occupied Europe|underground newspaper]] produced by a group of the [[French Resistance]] during [[World War II]].


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Essentially developed in the [[Vichy France|Northern Zone]], ''Défense de la France'' distinguishes itself by an activity centered on the distribution of a clandestine newspaper created in August 1941 by a group of Parisian students, of the Christian faith. [[Philippe Viannay]] was the founder of it and the main editor. With a circulation of 450,000 in January 1944, it had the largest circulation of the whole clandestine press.
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[[Image:Defense de la France.JPG|thumb|The [[September 30]], [[1943]] issue of Défense de la France]]
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Essentially developed in the [[Vichy France|Northern Zone]], ''Défense de la France'' distinguishes itself by an activity centred on the distribution of a clandestine newspaper created in August 1941 by a group of Parisian students, of the Christian faith. [[Philippe Viannay]] was the founder of it and the main editor. With a circulation of 450 000 in January 1944, it represented the largest circulation out of the whole clandestine press.


The niece of [[Charles de Gaulle]], Geneviève, known later under the name of [[Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz]] was part of the founding group of the movement.
The niece of [[Charles de Gaulle]], Geneviève, known later under the name of [[Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz]], was part of the founding group of the movement.


The newspaper denounced the attacks and actions of the army up until 1942. It firstly supported General [[Henri Giraud]] before turning to de Gaulle in June 1943. Not represented at the ''[[Conseil National de la Résistance]]'' (National Resistance Council), at the end of 1943 ''Défense de la France'' adhered to the ''[[Mouvement de libération nationale]]'' (National Liberation Movement), which would participate to the foundation of the right-wing ''[[Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance]]'' (UDSR).
The newspaper denounced the attacks and actions of the army up until 1942. It firstly supported General [[Henri Giraud]] before turning to de Gaulle in June 1943. Not represented at the ''[[Conseil National de la Résistance]]'' (National Resistance Council), at the end of 1943 ''Défense de la France'' adhered to the ''[[Mouvement de Libération Nationale (France)|Mouvement de Libération Nationale]]'' (National Liberation Movement), which participated in the foundation of the right-of-center ''[[Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance]]'' (UDSR).


==References==
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*{{cite book
|title= Rethinking France: plans for renewal, 1940-1946
|last= Shennan
|first= Andrew
|author-link= Andrew Shennan
|year= 1989
|publisher=Oxford University Press
|isbn= 0-19-827520-X
|page= 121
|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VpQ0AGPzxS4C&dq=%22D%C3%A9fense+de+la+France%22&pg=PA121}}


== External links ==
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[[Category:French Resistance]]
* [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34419180r ''Défense de la France''] issues online in [[Gallica]], the digital library of the [[BnF]].


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[[Category:French Resistance networks and movements]]


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Latest revision as of 22:43, 10 October 2023

Issue of Défense de la France for 30 September 1943

Défense de la France was an underground newspaper produced by a group of the French Resistance during World War II.

Essentially developed in the Northern Zone, Défense de la France distinguishes itself by an activity centered on the distribution of a clandestine newspaper created in August 1941 by a group of Parisian students, of the Christian faith. Philippe Viannay was the founder of it and the main editor. With a circulation of 450,000 in January 1944, it had the largest circulation of the whole clandestine press.

The niece of Charles de Gaulle, Geneviève, known later under the name of Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz, was part of the founding group of the movement.

The newspaper denounced the attacks and actions of the army up until 1942. It firstly supported General Henri Giraud before turning to de Gaulle in June 1943. Not represented at the Conseil National de la Résistance (National Resistance Council), at the end of 1943 Défense de la France adhered to the Mouvement de Libération Nationale (National Liberation Movement), which participated in the foundation of the right-of-center Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance (UDSR).

References

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  • Shennan, Andrew (1989). Rethinking France: plans for renewal, 1940-1946. Oxford University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-19-827520-X.
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