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  2. Battle of Gabon - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), [4] occurred in November 1940 during World War II.The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France.

  3. French West Africa in World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Gabon (French: Bataille du Gabon), also called the Gabon Campaign (Campagne du Gabon), occurred in November 1940 during World War II. The battle resulted in forces under the orders of General Charles de Gaulle taking the colony of Gabon and its capital, Libreville, from Vichy France, and the rallying of French Equatorial Africa to Free France.

  4. French Foreign Legion - Wikipedia

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    FFL (English) L.É. (French) The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is an elite corps of the French Army that consists of several specialties: infantry, cavalry, engineers, and airborne troops. [8] It was created in 1831 to allow foreign nationals into the French Army. [9]

  5. French Liberation Army - Wikipedia

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    The French Liberation Army (French: Armée française de la Libération [aʁme fʁɑ̃sɛz də la libeʁasjɔ̃] or AFL) was the reunified French Army that arose from the merging of the Armée d'Afrique with the prior Free French Forces (Forces françaises libres or FFL) during World War II. The military force of Free France, it participated in ...

  6. World War II veterans take off for France for 80th ... - AOL

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    More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. The group ranges from 96 to 107 years ...

  7. List of last surviving World War II veterans - Wikipedia

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    The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last surviving veteran of the Battle of the Lys. Belgian Armed ...

  8. Liberation of France - Wikipedia

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    The liberation of France (French: libération de la France) in the Second World War was accomplished through diplomacy, politics and the combined military efforts of the Allied Powers, Free French forces in London and Africa, as well as the French Resistance. Nazi Germany invaded France in May 1940. Their rapid advance through the almost ...

  9. World War II veterans revisit Rockland's Camp Shanks, and ...

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    September 27, 2024 at 8:39 AM. ORANGEBURG — Norvin McClure and Edmund Lewis joined a recent tour of the place known as Last Stop, USA. But the two special visitors had been to Camp Shanks before ...