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Novembre 1942-Septembre 1943 Henri Noguères et Marcel Degliame-Fouché (Photo Martine Beck) Dans la nuit de l'occupation, des hommes et des femmes ont lutté, sur le sol de France, pour sauver l'hon- neur, harceler l'ennemi, éliminer les traîtres. Voici l'histoire de ces « sou- tiers de la gloire », comme disait Pierre Brossolette. Voici, reconstituées de mois en mois, ces quatre années telles que les ont vécues les volon- taires des mouvements de résistance ou des réseaux, les envoyés de la France Libre ou les agents des ser- vices alliés opérant en France. Des quelques rares irréductibles de juin 1940 aux bataillons de maquisards de la Libération, de l'inexpérience des premiers temps à l'organisation pro- gressive de la Résistance, de la pre- mière liaison radio et du premier parachutage aux transmissions cou- vrant tout le pays et aux opérations aériennes revenant à chaque lune, du premier bulletin calligraphié aux journaux clandestins tirés à des cen- taines de milliers d'exemplaires, du premier attentat aux plus spectacu- laires sabotages, cette reconstitution minutieuse se fonde sur des témoi- gnages pour la plupart inédits, recueillis au cours d'une enquête qui a duré plus de six années. " L'HISTOIRE QUE NOUS VIVONS " OUVRAGES DE HENRI NOGUÈRES publiés chez le même éditeur : LA SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY (Ce jour-là, 24 août 1572.) LE SUICIDE DE LA FLOTTE FRANÇAISE A TOULON (Ce jour-là, 27 novem- bre 1942.) MUNICH OU LA DROLE DE PAIX (Ce jour-là, 29 septembre 1938.) chez d'autres éditeurs : L'EXPÉDITION D'ALGER, 1830 (Julliard.) LA RÉPUBLIQUE ACCUSE (Ed. de la Liberté.) HISTOIRE DE LA RÉSISTANCE EN FRANCE parus : Tome I. LA PREMIÈRE ANNÉE Juin 1940-Juin 1941 Tome II. L'ARMÉE DE L'OMBRE Juillet 1941-Octobre 1942 à paraître : Tome IV. Au GRAND SOLEIL DE LA LIBÉRATION HENRI NOGUÉRES en collaboration avec M. DEGLIAME-FOUCHÉ HISTOIRE DE LA RÉSISTANCE EN FRANCE de 1940 à 1945 III. ET DU NORD AU MIDI... Novembre 1942 - Septembre 1943 ÉDITIONS ROBERT LAFFONT 6, place Saint-Sulpice, Paris-6e Si vous désirez être tenu au courant des publications de l'éditeur de cet ouvrage, il vous suffit d'adres- ser votre carte de visite aux Éditions Robert LAFFONT, Service « Bulletin », 6, place type="BWD" type="BWD" ice, Paris, VIe. Vous recevrez régulièrement, et sans aucun engagement de votre part, leur bulletin illustré, où, chaque mois, se trouvent présentées toutes les nouveautés — romans français et étrangers, do- cuments et récits d'histoire, récits de voyages, biographies, essais —, que vous trouverez chez votre libraire © Éditions Robert Laffont, S. A., 1972 PRINCIPAUX SIGLES Symboles ou abréviations utilisés dans ce volume A. E. : Affaires Étrangères. A. E. F. : Afrique Équatoriale Française. A. F. N. : Afrique du Nord sous contrôle français. A. I. : Action Immédiate. A. I. P. P. : L'Action Insurrectionnelle et la Prise de Pouvoir. A. M. : Section « Affaires Militaires » du B. C. R. A. A. M. G. O. T. : Allied Military Government in Occupied Territory (Administration militaire alliée des territoires occupés). A. O. : Action Ouvrière. A. O. F. : Afrique Occidentale Française. ARMA : Opérations de parachutage de matériel. ARQ. : Arquebuse (Colonel Passy). A. S. : Armée Secrète. B. B. C. : British Broadcasting Corporation. (Radiodiffusion bri- tannique.) B. C. A. : Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins. B. C. R. A. [M.] : Bureau Central de Renseignement et d'Action [Mili- taire]. B. D. L. M. : « Bataillons de la mort ». B. I. P. : Bureau d'Information et de Presse. B. M. A. : Bureau des Menées Antinationales. B. O. A. : Bloc (ou Bureau) d'Opérations aériennes. BRU. : Brumaire (P. Brossolette). B. S. : Brigade Spéciale. B. S. M. : Bureau de Sécurité Militaire. C. A. D. : Comité d'Action contre la Déportation. C. A. S. : Comité d'Action Socialiste. C. C. : Comité Central. C. C. : Comité de Coordination. C. D. : Comité Directeur. C. D.-M. U. R. : Comité Directeur des Mouvements Unis de Résistance C. D. L. : Comité Départemental de Libération. C. D. L. L. : « Ceux de la Libération ». C. D. L. R. : « Ceux de la Résistance ». C. D. M. : Camouflage [ou Conservation] du matériel. C. D. S. : Comité Directeur Sud. C. E. : Contre-Espionnage. C. F. L. N. : Comité Français de Libération Nationale. C. F. P. : « Corps franc Pommiès ». C. F. T. C. : Confédération Française des Travailleurs Chrétiens. C. G. E. : Comité Général d'Études (ou des Experts). C. G. T. : Confédération Générale du Travail. C. M. N. : Comité Militaire National (F. T. P.). C. N. D. : « Confrérie Notre-Dame ». C. N. F. : Comité National Français. C. N. F. L. : Comité National Français Libre. C. N. M. : Comité National des Médecins. C. N. R. : Conseil National de la Résistance. C. O. P. A. : Centre des Opérations de Parachutage et d'Atterris- sages (zone Sud). C. P. L. : Comité Parisien de Libération. D. B. : Division Blindée. D. C. A. : Défense contre avions. D. F. : « Défense de la France ». D. G. E. R. : Direction Générale des Études et Recherches. D. M. R. : Délégué Militaire de Région. D. M. Z. : Délégué Militaire de Zone. D. S. T. : Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire. E. : Section Évasion (B. C. R. A.). E. M. : État-Major. E. M. A. : État-Major de l'Armée. E. M. I. C. C. : École Militaire d'Infanterie et des Chars de Combat. E. M.-P. T. T. : État-Major P. T. T. E. M. Z. O. : État-Major pour la Zone Occupée. F. : « French Section ». (Section Buckmaster de S. O. E.). FAN Y : First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Service auxiliaire bri- tannique d'infirmières de premier secours). F. F. C. : Forces Françaises Combattantes. F. F. C. M. : Forces Françaises combattantes Métropolitaines . F. F. I. : Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur. F. F. L. : Forces Françaises Libres. F. N. : « Front National ». F. P. : Faux Papiers. F. T. P. [F.] : « Francs Tireurs et Partisans [Français] ». GESTAPO : Geheime Staatspolizei (Police Secrète d'État). G. F. : Groupes Francs. G. V. C. : Gardes-Voies de Communications. G. M. R. : Groupes Mobiles de Réserve. HOMO : Opérations de parachutage de personnel. I. P. S. : Instruction Personnelle et Secrète. I. R. : Inter-Région (F. T. P.). I. R. A. : Irish Republican Army (Armée Républicaine Irlan- daise). I. S. : Intelligence Service. LIBE : « Libération ». L. V. F. : Légion des Volontaires Français contre le bolchevisme. M. N. P. G. D. : Mouvement National des Prisonniers de Guerre et Déportés. M. N. R. P. G. : Mouvement National de Résistance des Prisonniers de Guerre. M. O. F. : « Mouvement Ouvrier Français ». M. O. 1. : « Main d'Œuvre Immigrée ». M. R. U. : « Mouvements de Résistance Unis ». M. U. : « Mouvements Unis ». M. U. R. : « Mouvements Unis de Résistance ». N. A. P. : Noyautage des Administrations Publiques. N. A. P.-FER : Noyautage des Chemins de Fer. N. D. L. R. : Note de la rédaction. O. C. M. : « Organisation Civile et Militaire ». O. F. I. : Office Français d'Information. O. K. W. : OberKommando der Wehrmacht (Haut comman- dement de l'Armée allemande. O. M. A. : « Organisation Métropolitaine de l'Armée ». O. R. A. : « Organisation de Résistance de l'Armée ». O. R. O. : Officier Régional d'Opérations. O. S. : « Organisation Spéciale ». 0. S. S. : Office of Strategie Service (Service de renseignements américain). O. V. R. A. : Opera Vigilanza Repressione Antifascismo (Service de surveillance et répression antifasciste). P. C. : Poste de Commandement. P. C. [F.] : Parti Communiste [Français]. P. L. M. : Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée. P. O. P. : Public Office Parisien. P. S. : Parti Socialiste. P. T. T. : Postes, Télégraphes, Téléphones. P. U. F. : Presses Universitaires de France. P. V. R. : Pasteur Vallery-Radot. Q. G. : Quartier Général. R. A. : Régiment d'Artillerie. R. A. F. : Royal Air Force. R. F. : Section de S. O. E. opérant en liaison avec la France Combattante. R. I. : Régiment d'Infanterie. R. I. C. : Régiment d'Infanterie Coloniale. R. N. P. : « Rassemblement National Populaire ». R. O. P. : Recrutement, Organisation, Propagande (« Combat »). S. A. P. : Section d'atterrissages et de parachutages. S. D. : Sicherheitsdienst (Service de sécurité des S. S.). SECNOR : Secrétariat de Zone Nord de la Délégation Générale. S. F. I. O. : Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière. SIPO : Sicherheitspolizei (Police de sécurité). S. M. : Sécurité Militaire. S. N. C. F. : Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français. S. O. A. M. : Service des Opérations Aériennes et Maritimes. S. O. E. : Special Operations Executive (Direction des opérations spéciales britanniques). S. O. L. : Service d'Ordre légionnaire. S. R. : Service de Renseignements. S. S. : Schutzstaffel (Groupes de protection). S. S. D. N. : Services Spéciaux de la Défense Nationale. S. S. M. : Service de Sécurité Militaire. S. T. O. : Service du Travail Obligatoire. SUDSEC : Secrétariat de zone Sud de la Délégation générale. Super N. A. P. : Noyautage des Administrations centrales. TIRF : « Franc-Tireur » (code Moulin). T. R. : Travaux Ruraux (C. E.). T. S. F. : Télégraphie sans fil. U. C. I. F. : Union des Cadres Industriels Français. UNITEC : Union des Techniciens. U. R. D. : Union républicaine démocratique. U. R. S. S. : Union des Républiques Socialistes Soviétiques. U. S. Air Force : Aviation américaine. V. D. N. : « Voix du Nord ». W. T. : Wireless Télégraphy (Service radio). Z. N. : Zone Nord. Z. N. O. : Zone Non Occupée. Z. O. : Zone Occupée. Z. S. : Zone Sud. TROISIÈME PARTIE 1942 (Suite * ) * Chacune des parties de cet ouvrage correspond à une année civile, de même que chaque chapitre est consacré à un mois. Cette troisième partie (1942) commence au tome II, p. 297. CHAPITRE XI NOVEMBRE 1942 NOVEMBRE 1942 Dates 2 Accords Giraud-Murphy. Arrivée de Darlan à Alger. 3 Victoire britannique à El Alamein. 5 Cessation des hostilités entre Français et Britanniques à Mada- gascar. 6 Discours de Staline déplorant l'absence d'un second front. 8 Débarquement anglo-américain en A. F. N. Roosevelt annonce à Pétain l'envoi de forces américaines afin d'éviter que l'Axe ne s'empare de l'A.
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