 Complete the following phrase:  The creation of the Franc-Garde was announced on 30 January 1943 and it was deployed on 2 June of the same year in the Calabres camp near Vichy with Jean de Vaugelas serving as its commander. This group was successful in its recruitment because the volunteers were promised a salary of 3,600 francs. By 1944, the group had swelled to 131 mostly young fighting men. Once it saw action, the Franc-Garde became the most important connecting link to the SS. Some of its members were also documented serving in the 