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Memorial To The Maquis, Glieres Plateau
Monumental tribute to the anti-nazi resistance in south-east France
Memorial to the Maquis, Glieres Plateau
[Phototheque des Glieres/Creative Commons]
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OUT of the snow-covered landscape, an outstretched hand catches the circular setting sun in a constructivist concrete sculpture at the centre of the Glieres Plateau.
North-east of Annecy, it commemorates a memorable battle fought here by the Maquis in March 1944 against German and French fascists.
The largely communist Maquis numbered around 400 and were led by the legendary Tom Morel. They were pinned down by 2,000 Vichy police and militia and 4,000 regulars of the infamously murderous Ordnungspolizei (Orpo), commanded by the SS.
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