🧭 Episode Summary
In the aftermath of "D-Day," the Normandy landings of June 6, 1944, a spirit of liberation swept through France.
Eager to take action, the various resistance groups emerged from the shadows and harassed the Germans.

The battle of Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, from June 13 to 15, 1944, was the first major open confrontation between the Vercors resistance group (Drôme/Isère) and the German forces stationed in Grenoble.

Will the young French volunteers rise to the occasion?

In this second episode, we retrace the day of June 14 and the beginning of June 15, cross-referencing maps, testimonies, and reenactments. Veterans such as Marc Serratrice, Robert Pitoulard, Marin Dentella, Marcel Peyronnet, and Roland Bechmann provide us with a rare memory of this battle.

🎨 Thanks to the Maison du Patrimoine in Villard-de-Lans for lending G. Boutin's watercolors.

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📌 Chapters
00:00 – Credits
00:29 – Summary of June 13th and Introduction
01:36 – Preparations for the Coming Battle
10:18 – Resistance Positions
15:03 – June 14th, the Enemy Closes In
17:27 – Artillery Picketing
23:52 – Involvement of the Local Population
26:31 – A Tense Night
33:22 – The Assault
40:14 – Weaknesses and Betrayals?

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📚 Sources & References
End of credits, Part 3.

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