After the fall of France to the Germans in 1940, Vichy, South of Paris. continue to administer the government there, but under German control, from July 1940 to November 1942, when the German took full control of all of France....
In the south, the Germans set up a "puppet state", with its capital at Vichy (vee shee).
Vichy
In July of 1944, the French city of Caen was a German stronghold. The Germans believed that defending the city was of great importance and used 700 of its available 900 tanks to face the British troops under the command of Field Marshall Montgomery.
At different times the Germans had 90% of the city. However, this was only in early phase of the battle. After the initial attack, it slowly declined until the Germans surrendered and retreated westwards back to Germany.
Massillon is the city in Stark County that was named after a French Bishop. Massillon is located in the state of Ohio and has a population of 32,000.
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
That was Versailles
Vermont's capital, Montpelier, is named for a French city, Montpellier.
I'm thinking that you refer to Verdun. No victory there, not for the French, not for the Germans. Just an awful lot of dead bodies on both sides.....
Dunkirk :) but the Germans bombed them as they tried to evacuate on the beaches
french
Germany conquered France in 1940, but didn't occupy all of it; "Unoccupied France" was a German "puppet" state ruled from the city of Vichy, France. Vichy controlled the remainder of France as well as some of the French colonies in North Africa, such as Casablanca.
The Germans.
It is Jena, in the Free State of Thuringia (Thüringen).
In July of 1944, the French city of Caen was a German stronghold. The Germans believed that defending the city was of great importance and used 700 of its available 900 tanks to face the British troops under the command of Field Marshall Montgomery.
stalingrad................
Stalingrad
Stalingrad