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The Milice française (French Militia), generally called la Milice (lit. ' the militia ' ; French pronunciation: [milis] ), was a political paramilitary organization created on 30 January 1943 by the Vichy régime (with German aid) to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II .
The French Resistance (French: La Résistance) was a collection of groups that fought the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist Vichy regime in France during the Second World War. Resistance cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis in rural areas) [2] [3] who conducted guerrilla warfare and published underground ...
French declaration of war on Germany—17:00 on 3 September 1939. Phoney War , or drôle de guerre ("strange war"), the name given to the period of time in Western Europe from September 1939 to April 1940 when, after the blitzkrieg attack on Poland in September 1939, there was almost no fighting, and no bombs were dropped.
Army of Africa French Forces leader General Henri Giraud shakes hands with Free French Forces leader General Charles de Gaulle at the Casablanca Conference in French Morocco on 14 January 1943. Created in 1830, the Army of Africa was a colonial expeditionary force that conquered the Regency of Algiers in 1847.
French Chouans! Philippe de Broca: Adventure, History, War. Based on a novel Les Chouans. Chouannerie: 1989 French Italy West Germany Canada United Kingdom The French Revolution: La Révolution française: Robert Enrico Richard T. Heffron: Drama, History, Thriller, War. 1989 France The Austrian: L'Autrichienne: Pierre Granier-Deferre: Biography ...
Illinois flipped its roster after making a run to the Elite Eight, and coach Brad Underwood knew there would be highs and lows navigating the season with the second-youngest team in the Power Four.
Pages in category "French World War II films" The following 98 pages are in this category, out of 98 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
Two fortune hunting mercenaries assist Mexican revolutionaries to fight the French. 1970 Set during the French intervention in Mexico: Un de la légion: Christian-Jaque: Fernandel, Robert Le Vigan, and Daniel Mendaille: 1936 Under Two Flags: J. Gordon Edwards: Theda Bara, Herbert Heyes, and Stuart Holmes: 1916 Based on the novel of the same name.