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Old November 11th, 2003, 07:00 PM   #1
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Hey all you DS9/Voyager fans out there! I just saw something rather interesting. I was flipping channels tonight and ran across the old black and white "Combat!" show. For old time's sake I watched it. To my surprise they referred to the French Underground as --- Maquis!

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Old November 11th, 2003, 10:01 PM   #2
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very cool, i did not know there was a connectoin there.

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Old November 12th, 2003, 11:41 AM   #3
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The name 'Maqius' became a collective term for rural French Resistance fighters during WWII (one person within that group would be known as a 'Maquisard'). The word originally meant regions of high scrubland in Southeastern France & Corsica- the kind of terrain the early Resistance forces would use for concealment.

More info can be found here - Wikipedia article "Maquis (WW2)"

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Old November 12th, 2003, 11:54 AM   #4
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Hi Nightscape!

Hi Ian! Thanks for the info!!!

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