What is "resistance-fer"

Résistance-Fer ( French; "Resistance-Rail" or "Resistance-Iron") was a French Resistance group against the German occupation of France during the Second World War.

This specific movement was essentially composed of French railway workers from the SNCF and played an active role in the French Resistance.

The Résistance-Fer concentrated its activities on:

• reporting the movement of German troops to the Allied forces
• the sabotage of railway infrastructure and rolling stock