Résistances

Résistances cover.

Documentary (2023)
German title: Widerstand – Die Résistance
English title: The Resistance - Heroes of France

Starring:
Alexis Moncorgé (Narrator)
Yvan Gaillard (Editor)
Patrick Rotman (Director)

When Marshal Pétain decided on the armistice on June 17, 1940, many French people did not accept the debacle and entered into resistance. After the first "tinkered" resistance acts of the beginnings, the army of shadows is organized into networks and their actions are gaining momentum. Through the intertwined destinies of around thirty men and women, this documentary series reconstructs the puzzle of the Resistance.

Générique

Taylorcraft Auster

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Mirror reversed image. Cargo door should be on the left side of the fuselage.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain.

Episode I - LE BRICOLAGE HEROÏQUE été 1940 - juin 1941

Unidentified Aircraft

Arado Ar 196

Arado Ar 196 of the Kriegsmarine.

Arado Ar 196 of the Kriegsmarine.

Arado Ar 196 of the Kriegsmarine.

Arado Ar 196 of the Kriegsmarine.

Arado Ar 196 of the Kriegsmarine.

Heinkel He 59

Heinkel He 59 in the background.

Fairey Swordfish MkI

Taking off from the HMS Ark Royal. In May 1941, Swordfish helped pursue and sink the German battleship Bismarck.

Fairey Swordfish MkI of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Fairey Swordfish MkI of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Fairey Swordfish MkI of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Fairey Swordfish MkI of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Fairey Swordfish MkI of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Episode II - TOURNANTS juin 1941 - novembre 1942

Unidentified Balloon

Might a British barrage balloon with "Double Parachute Link" (DPL) or "Double Parachute/Ripping" (DP/R)? Barrage_balloon.

Underside view of the nacelle used for paradropping training.

Junkers Ju 52/3m

Footage (of a Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe!) seen during comment about the training of French Underground agent by RAF.

Aichi D3A Val

Aichi D3A Val of the Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun.

Aichi D3A Val of the Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun.

Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless

Footage of these Douglas SBD-1 Dauntless of the US Navy used while the narrator evokes the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor !
Same aircraft in IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Mitsubishi A6M Zero

Mitsubishi A6M Zero of the Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun.

Consolidated PBY Catalina

Mirror reversed image of same shot seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Consolidated PBY Catalina of the US Navy.

Consolidated PBY Catalina of the US Navy.

Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina

Mirror reversed image of same shot seen in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.

Consolidated PBY-5 of the US Navy.

Consolidated PBY-5 of the US Navy.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax Mk III

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Westland Lysander Mk.III

Reg.AQ-H Westland Lysander Mk.III of No. 267 Squadron RAF.
Might be pictures from BBC TV Series of 1963 Moonstrike, but not sure and no result with google search.

Seen in another further sequence (day for night technique).

Westland Lysander Mk.II

Registration LX-U, serial R2007 of No. 225 Squadron RAF (before May 1942).
It subsequently flew with a number of units, including Nos. 13 and 2 Squadrons RAF, No. 7 Anti-aircraft Cooperation Unit, No. 239 Squadron RAF, and in the Far East with both Nos. 1 and 2 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force. The aircraft was finally written off after a heavy landing at Risalpur on 16 March 1943, while serving with No, 151 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit.

Note the tail hook down (usually used to pick up message in flight).

Seen in another further sequence at night.

Reg.LX-U Westland Lysander Mk.III of the RAF.

Westland Lysander Mk.II

LX-U changes in the sequence to LX-X, losing the flanges of wheel casings.
Maybe No. 225 Squadron RAF or No. 54 Operational Training Unit RAF as both units used this LX code and the Lysander.

Reg.LX-X Westland Lysander Mk.II of the RAF.

Reg.LX-X Westland Lysander Mk.II of the RAF.

Junkers Ju 52/3m

Arrival at Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget.

Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe.

Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe.

Junkers Ju 52/3m of the Luftwaffe.

Episode III - UNIFICATION novembre 1942 - juin 1943

Unidentified Aircraft

Boufarik aerodrome (Algeria) on Mai 1943, General Giraud, civilian and military commander-in-chief of French North Africa - AFN , reviews the detachment which must render the honors to General de Gaulle (Free French Forces) when he gets off the plane.
Seems to be a French airplane, perhaps Wibault 283T of the Armée de l'Air ? (ex Air France).

Dewoitine D.338

Dewoitine D.338 of the Armée de l'Air.

Caudron C.635 Simoun

Caudron C.635 Simoun.

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar

General Giraud meets General de Gaulle at Boufarik aerodrome.

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Episode IV - LIBERATIONS juin 1943 - automne 1944

Westland Lysander

Westland Lysander of the RAF.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the USAAF.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain of the USAAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Handley Page H.P.61 Halifax of the RAF.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the USAAF.

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar

Lockheed C-60 Lodestar of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces).

Dewoitine D.520

Wearing Black/White stripes of operations of mid-1944. Could be from 1er Groupe de Chasse FFI - "Groupe Marcel Doret that operated on Royan and Pointe de Graves in Automn 1944.

Dewoitine D.520 of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces)

Dewoitine D.520 of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces)

Dewoitine D.520 of the Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres (Free French Air Forces)

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See also

• Résistances at IMDb
• Résistances at Arte.TV
• Résistances at IMCDb