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A partisan is a member of an armed group that
operates behind enemy lines or in occupied
territories during wars. The name `partisans'
was first given to armed bands of Russians
who operated against Napoleon's army in
Russia during 1812, but has since been used
to describe Russian, Yugoslav, Italian,
Greek, and Polish Resistance groups against
the Germans during World War II.
Subject by: Vince Pike