A recruitment poster for the Milice. The text says "Against Communism / French Militla / Secretary-General Joseph Darnand. The inverted white ribbon was the Milice's logo.

The Milice's training academy. Their logo is visible on the building.

The Milice ("militia") was a police force created in 1943 to help fight "terrorism" in Vichy France – that is to say, to fight against the French Resistance. The Milice was a paramilitary force and participated in summary executions, assassinations and helped round up the Jews in France for deportation. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a popular movement. ... A large number of international organizations and other bodies have a Secretary General or Secretary-General as their chief administrative officers or in other administrative capacities. ... Joseph Darnand (1897-1945) was a French traitor and leader of the Vichy French Milice. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Presidential flag of Vichy France Vichy France, or the Vichy regime (in French, now called: Régime de Vichy or Vichy; at the time, called itself: État Français, or French State) was the de facto French government of 1940-1944 during the Nazi Germany occupation of World War II... The French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements that fought military occupation of France by Nazi Germany and the Vichy France undemocratic regime during World War II after the government and the high command of France surrendered in 1940. ... A paramilitary organization is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... Jack Ruby murdered Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in a very public manner In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. ...

Like the Gestapo, the Milice often resorted to torture to extract information or confessions from those they rounded up. They were often considered even more deadly than the Gestapo and SS themselves, since they were Frenchmen who spoke the language, had a full knowledge of the towns and land, and knew people and informers. The Gestapo was the official secret police force of Nazi Germany. ... The Iron Maiden of Nuremberg was a famous torture device, though misconceptions about it do exist. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop...

See also

• Secret police