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2. Category:French military personnel of World War II - Wikipedia

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   Free French military personnel of World War II (2 C, 123 P) French military personnel killed in World War II (3 C, 70 P) French Special Operations Executive personnel (46 P)

3. Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia

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   Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle [a] [b] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.

4. List of French military leaders - Wikipedia

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   In World War II, he at first fought against and later collaborated with the Germans by leading the government of Vichy France. Louis Franchet d'Espèrey: 1856–1942 French Known as ‘Desperate Frankie’ by the British, d'Espèrey led the famous Vardar Offensive of 1918 that captured much of the Balkans and knocked Bulgaria out of the war.

5. Category:French Army generals of World War II - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "French Army generals of World War II" The following 51 pages are in this category, out of 51 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

6. Free France - Wikipedia

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   Free France (French: France libre) was a resistance government claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic during World War II. Led by General Charles de Gaulle, Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France to Nazi Germany.

7. Free French Naval Forces - Wikipedia

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   Other ships were the two obsolete battleships Paris and Courbet, the destroyers Le Triomphant and Léopard, eight torpedo boats, five submarines (Minerve, Junon) and a number of other smaller vessels. 3,600 sailors operating 50 ships around the world joined with the Royal Navy and formed the nucleus of the Free French Naval Forces [2] France's ...

8. Timeline of the liberation of France - Wikipedia

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   Date City Dép. No. Region [note 1] ... Operation Dragoon landings in southern France 1944-08-15: ... End of World War II in Europe ...

9. Military history of France during World War II - Wikipedia

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   By the end of World War II, the Free French unit counted 273 certified victories, 37 non-certified victories, and 45 damaged aircraft with 869 fights and 42 dead. [39] On 31 May 1945, Normandie-Niemen squadrons were directed to Moscow by the Soviet authorities, who decided to allow them to return to France with their aircraft as a reward. [40]