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Corps franc de la Montagne noire
Armband of the Corps Franc de la Montagne Noire
ActiveApril – September 1944
CountryCorps Franc de la Montagne Noire France
AllegianceCorps Franc de la Montagne Noire Free France
TypeParamilitary
Irregular military
Size900[1]
Garrison/HQMontagne Noire
EngagementsWorld War II
  • French Resistance
Commanders
Notable
commanders
  • Roger Mompezat
  • Henri Sevenet  
  • Antoine Carceler
  • Jouan de Kervenoaël
  • Major Richardson

The Corps Franc de la Montagne Noire (Free Corps of the Black Mountain) or C.F.M.N, was a fighting unit of the French resistance, during World War II. It was based in the mountainous area of the southwestern end of the Massif Central known as Montagne Noire (black mountain). Its mission was to prevent German troops from going to reinforce the landing fronts in Normandy and Provence.[2]

  1. ^ Paul Debauges 1986, p. 234.
  2. ^ Paul Debauges 1986, p. 1.

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