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⚔️ Nazi-collaborator force 🛡️ Civilian armed group
milice

milice

9.9
A French armed group that helped the Nazis during World War II
  • noun
translation icon : milicia
  • The Milice operated in secrecy, targeting those who opposed the regime with violent reprisals.

Examples

  • Vincent and some other boys from the school had been recruited to join the Milice.

    White Bird (2023)

  • But after the Germans took over, on November 11, 1942, Lyons became the headquarters of the Milice (in January 1943), and for people like the Basch family, the situation worsened.

    Academic text (2006)

  • A Milice officer is coming.

    The Partisan (2025)

  • The Milice was infamous for its brutal tactics during the Nazi occupation of France.

  • Many young men in France were coerced into joining the Milice as part of the Nazi collaboration.

Synonyms

paramilitary unit
vsmilice
1 7.4

A group of civilians organized and trained like soldiers to support or replace the army

refers specifically to a wartime group that collaborated with occupying authorities

How Organized

regular army
5 3.0
milice
9.9
gang
832 2.8
mob
219 3.4

Surface Forms

milice singular
milices plural

Etymology

Milice is the French word for a kind of 'militia' and comes from a Latin root about 'military service' and 'soldier'. Think of militia and military — groups of armed people — which helps explain why the WWII Milice was a paramilitary force that worked with the German occupiers.