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What is the best possible outcome (late 1940s) if Basque made larger contributions to the French Resistance Movement during WW2?
OTL Basque smuggled Allied airmen and escaped POWs into "neutral" Spain. Basque Maquis also tied down substantial numbers of German occupying forces along the Bay of Biscay coast, south of Bordeau.
WI substantial numbers of Spanish-speaking Basques joined the French Maquis?
WI many Spanish-speaking Republican, Basque veterans of the Spanish Civil War joined the Maquis?
How many more German soldiers could they encumber?
How could they assist the D-Day invasion?
How would they link up with Maquis hiding in the Massif Central?
Could they assist the Allied invasion of the Rhone River Valley?
Would they be militarily strong enough to "liberate" an independent Basque homeland immediately after WW2?
Would Basque whaling fleets dominate the world's oceans after WW2?