The far-reaching organization that the French Resistance required, the risks that its activists took—and, indeed, who these activists were and what motivated them—are the subjects of Mosco Boucault's documentary, "Terrorists in Retirement."
The group’s official name was Francs-tireurs et Partisans-Main-d’œuvre Immigrée (F.T.P.-M.O.I.), meaning Irregulars and Partisans-Immigrant Workforce, composed mostly of foreign-born residents, primarily Jews, Armenians, and Italians.
After the Nazis executed many members of the Manouchian Group, they attempted to sway French public opinion with red posters emphasizing the group's foreignness. Ironically, this campaign enshrined the resisters in national memory.
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