Editing Carte network (section)

The '''Carte network''' or '''Carte circuit''' or '''Carte organization''' was an early and illusory attempt at organizing [[French Resistance|French resistance]] to the occupation of [[France]] by [[Nazi Germany]] during the [[Second World War]]. The creator of Carte, [[André Girard (1901-1968)|André Girard]], claimed to have "plans in hand for preparing first sabotage teams, then larger guerrilla groups, and finally a private army some 300,000 strong"<ref name="Foot">{{cite book |last1=Foot |first1=M.R.D. |title=SOE in France |date=1976 |publisher=Her Majesty's Stationery Office |location=London |isbn=0116301929 |pages=204–205}}. First published in 1966.</ref>  to liberate France. Girard's army existed mainly on paper and in the minds of a community of artists, musicians, and students living on the [[French Riviera]]. Girard persuaded the United Kingdom's clandestine organization, the [[Special Operations Executive]], (SOE) that his plan merited British help. Carte was eventually suppressed by the Germans and many of its members ended up in concentration camps or were executed.