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The 'Bande au Bossu', a fake maquis in the Ardennes in 1944, revealed in a documentary

A documentary traces the history of the 'Bande au Bossu', a fake maquis collaborating with the Gestapo.

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The fact

In August 1944, this group arrested resistance fighters and took them to the Gaulier cave in the Ardennes.

This investigation sheds light on a little-known episode of collaboration during World War II.

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Why it matters

Ce documentaire met en lumière un épisode sombre et méconnu de la collaboration en France pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, illustrant les trahisons au sein des réseaux de résistance. Il offre une perspective historique locale sur les mécanismes de répression et de manipulation utilisés par l'occupant allemand.

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