page_title: Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
hierarchical_section_title: Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bataille de Normandie&#160;: été 1944&#160;: Francs-tireurs et paratroopers font le point sur la situation English: Battle of Normandy, summer 1944. French Resistance discuss the situation with paratroopers
context_page_description: The Francs-Tireurs et Partisans Français, or commonly the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans, was an armed resistance organization created by leaders of the French Communist Party during World War II. The communist party was neutral at first, following the Soviet Union's official view that the war was a struggle between imperialists, but changed to a policy of armed resistance against the German occupation of France after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Three groups were formed, consisting of party members, young communists and foreign workers. Early in 1942 they were merged to form the FTP, which undertook sabotage and assassinations of the occupation. The FTP became the best organized and most effective of the French Resistance groups. In March 1944, before the Allied forces returned to Normandy, the FTP was theoretically merged with the other Resistance groups. In practice, it retained its independence until the end of the war.
context_section_description: The Francs-Tireurs et Partisans Français (FTPF), or commonly the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP), was an armed resistance organization created by leaders of the French Communist Party during World War II (1939–45). The communist party was neutral at first, following the Soviet Union's official view that the war was a struggle between imperialists, but changed to a policy of armed resistance against the German occupation of France after Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941. Three groups were formed, consisting of party members, young communists and foreign workers. Early in 1942 they were merged to form the FTP, which undertook sabotage and assassinations of the occupation. The FTP became the best organized and most effective of the French Resistance groups. In March 1944, before the Allied forces returned to Normandy, the FTP was theoretically merged with the other Resistance groups. In practice, it retained its independence until the end of the war.
caption: Paratroopers and FTP members during the Battle of Normandy, summer 1944
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