alia, in the clearing of bombed cities. In the words of Secretary General of the French Militia Joseph Darnand in his keynote address on 30 January 1943, the Franc-Garde should be "technically trained and combat-ready in order to be at all times prepared to maintain order." The Franc-Garde had its own publication: L'assaut (The Assault).

The Franc-Garde consisted of two parts: the permanent Franc-Garde, cantoned and paid, and the Franc-Garde volunteers, who were selected ordinary militiamen