These gals are members of the French Maquis. Here they are posing with their rifles and pistols in 1944 after attacking the Nazi garrison at Marseille.
But, who are they?
(From: Left to Right)
First up is Bernadette. She's the den mother of these gals. And that's her "go-to" outfit. The Maquis men are terrified of her, and rightly so. And the Nazis? Oh, they know all about her. In fact, Nazi headquarters refers to her as "Der Schottenkaro Ochse" ("The Tartan Ox").
Next to her is Josette. Josette is wearing wedges. She's all like, "I like them!!". So, she wears them to KILL NAZIS. Poor Josette never laughs. Ever. She's promised that she "will not laugh until every Nazi invader is dead and buried." She suffers no fools.
And unfortunately, standing behind her is a fool.
There in the middle, and behind the gals, is Mathilde. Mathilde doesn't get a gun. She gets a flag. Why doesn't she get a gun? Well…there was an incident.
Standing in the center, sporting her white satchel, is Agathe. Agethe wears black. For, she is in mourning. Her husband, Claude, was killed when a "not supposed to be dangerous" mission got badly fouled-up. (Let's just say, Mathilde had something to do with it). That white satchel of Agethe's is filled with plastic explosives.
But they're not for the Nazis.
Nope.
She's saving them.
For Mathilde.
Poor Mathilde.
Ah, yes. Sabine. Everyone loves Sabine! Naive? Perhaps. Simple? Somewhat. Eager? Oh my god, yes! She's also the group's mascot…a mascot sniper who can take out a Nazi office from 500 yards! Vive La France!!! The stock of her rifle has a hash-mark for each Nazi she's killed. In this picture, the count is up to 247.
And last is Colette. Colette's rifle stock is also filled with hash marks. But they don't signify Nazis killed. No. See, Colette, and her white wedges…and earings…and lipstick…and mascara…knows a lot of the men in the Maquis (and, according to some of the gals, a few men in the German army). Her hash-mark count is up to 1,275.
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