46°05′35″N 6°50′37″E / 46.093°N 6.8437°E / 46.093; 6.8437

Map of the Giffre massif.

The Giffre massif is a mountainous massif in the northern French and Swiss Pre-Alps.

Location

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The massif can be broken down as follows:

History

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The Giffre massif was home to groups of maquis during the Second World War. German repression took place there, particularly during the episode known as the "Tragedy of the Giffre", on April 1, 1944 at Marignier, where the occupier, assisted by his staff, dismantled a group of resistance fighters at the Giffre factory: four workers were shot, twenty-four were deported to Germany - ten of them died in the Buchenwald camp.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Michel Germain (1993). Le prix de la liberté : chronique de la Haute-Savoie de la bataille des Glières à la Libération. ISBN 2842060954. Retrieved 15 April 2017.