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Pages in category "French military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 322 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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]
Michelin Maps published a map after the war with the exact route of the line. The plotting of the demarcation line led to some aberrations. For example, in Indre-et-Loire it ran along the course of the Cher and thus bisected the Château de Chenonceau , which was built on the bed of the river: the main entrance was in the occupied zone, while ...
French World War II fighters The Mémorial de la France combattante ( Memorial to Fighting France ) is the most important memorial to French fighters of World War II (1939–1945). It is situated below Fort Mont-Valérien in Suresnes , in the western suburbs of Paris.
Otherwise notable people killed serving with the French armed forces during World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
The European theatre of World War II was one of the two main theatres of combat [nb 18] during World War II, taking place from September 1939 to May 1945.The Allied powers (including the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union and France) fought the Axis powers (including Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy) on both sides of the continent in the Western and Eastern fronts.
The Battle of Saumur occurred during the last stages of the Battle of France during World War II, when officer cadets from the Cavalry School at Saumur, led by superintendent Colonel Charles Michon, made a defensive stand along the Loire River at Saumur, Gennes, and Montsoreau. For two days the Cavalry School, and other assorted units which had ...
German soldiers talking with French women by the Moulin Rouge in June 1940, shortly after the German occupation of Paris. One month after the occupation, the bi-monthly soldiers' magazine Der Deutsche Wegleiter für Paris [ fr ] ( The German Guide to Paris ) was first published by the Paris Kommandantur , and became a success. [ 27 ]