Fun fact, during WW2 around 3000 French troops were involved in D-Day, with only 209 of that number actually landing in France by sea or air. Meanwhile the Vichy regime had a force of 30,000 to 35,000 men in the paramilitary Milice, which incorporated the Franc Garde of around 10,000 men who were responsible for rounding up Jews and killing resistance fighters.Some geezer with a dodgy tash tried it a while back.
"The Volkssturm - the German Homeguard - was established in October 1944 as a militia utilizing males between the ages of 16 and 60"
The Volkssturm | Kenyon College