French Resistance

The French Resistance (French: La Résistance) was the collection of French movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during the Second World War. Résistance cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis in rural areas), who, in addition to their guerrilla warfare activities, were also publishers of underground newspapers, providers of first-hand intelligence information, and maintainers of escape networks that helped Allied soldiers and airmen trapped behind enemy lines. The men and women of the Résistance came from all economic levels and political leanings of French society, including émigrés; academics, students, aristocrats, conservative Roman Catholics (including priests) and also citizens from the ranks of liberals, anarchists and communists.

The French Resistance is a faction featured in numerous Medal of Honor games. Throughout the series, they are known to provide assistance to OSS agents operating in Occupied France.

Appearances[]

Medal of Honor[]

After being recruited into the Office of Strategic Services, American pilot James Patterson returns to France and makes contact with Manon Batiste, a member of the Resistance near Dubuisson. With her help, Patterson recovers valuable documents and later completes numerous objectives across France with her assistance.

Medal of Honor: Underground[]

The French resistance plays an important role in the game, because the main character Manon Batiste is a member of the French resistance. In the first mission, Manon Batiste does a number of objectives for the French resistance and civilians. In the seventh mission, Manon Batiste, along with other members of the resistance, participates in the liberation of Paris.

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault[]

Mike Powell saves American pilot Joe Baylor and takes him to Manon Batiste, a member of the French resistance. Then Powell participates in the sabotage of the railway. Resistance agent Henri takes Powell away in a truck from there and brings him to the command post. After completing objectives at the command post, Manon takes Powell away in a truck.

The folder "French Resistance" in the game files contains an unused clothing texture. It's unknown who it was supposed to belong to, but presumably it was supposed to be worn by the regular French Resistance members who didn't make it into the game.

Medal of Honor: Infiltrator[]

The French resistance plays a small role here. Head of the Brittany resistance Nicole Andreau tells OSS that Diesler plans to betray the Germans.

Medal of Honor: European Assault[]

Manon Batiste returns in Medal of Honor: European Assault, in which she is being held captive by the Wehrmacht officer Freder Engel within a farmhouse near Bastogne, Belgium. Lieutenant William Holt, another agent with the OSS, joins with elements of the 101st Airborne Division in an assault on the farmhouse. Engel is killed and the Americans successfully rescue Batiste.

Notable members[]

Name	Location	Organisation	Status
Manon Batiste	Various	Maquis	Active
Juliette Batiste	Dubuisson	Maquis	Active
Marcel	Dubuisson	Maquis	Active
Jacques Batiste	Paris	Maquis	Deceased
Fabrice Delacroix	Sainte Marie des Champs	Combat	Active
Helene Fourcade	Paris	Maquis	Active
Henri	Presumably Dubuisson	Unknown (probably Maquis)	Active
Resistance Agent	Paris	Unknown (Traitor)	Deceased
Nicole Andreau	Somewhere in Brittany.	Unknown	Active
Jean Moulin	Paris	Liberation	Active
Jean Ferrand	Paris	Liberation	Unknown (Last Contact 18/4/1943)
Jacques Arnauld	Abbeville	Liberation-Nord	Believed Captured (Last Contact 3/5/1943)
Stephane Ettiene	Bourdeaux	Maquis	Deceased
Herve Merciver	Troyes	Ceux de la Résistance (CDLR)	Unknown (Last Contact 17/3/1943)
De Gaulle	Paris		Active
Frederic Joliet-Curie	Paris		Active