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I am truly fascinated by the Francs-tireurs in the Franco-Prussian War. Specializing in behind enemy lines operation and tactical sabotage, they are sometimes referred to as an early form of out we know today as commando/SpecOps, or perhaps something closer to uniformed semi-regular guerrilla. It seems like they were a complete reversal of what is commonly known as the growing trend of rationalization and 'technologization' of warfare.
To start off with some questions: What was their place and tactics and strategy of the time? Were they shock troops or on the contrary something like a last resort in the face of total collapse? Were they considered a success and emulated by other powers? What would be their 20th century equivalent?
Feel free to contribute whatever you feel like.
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The Germans were so terrified of them that they executed entire villages of civilians as reprisals on several occasions both in the 1870 war and in WW1 (and of course in WW2).
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Dumping pics because why the fuck not
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