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HOSTILE! Germany invaded France in May, 1940, & occupied her for over four years. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com "Hostile" is not a correct answer. France capitulated so quickly that there was little destruction or loss of life. The country was turned over to the Nazis with 40% left to be governed by the Vichy government under Petain. Even here, the Vichy government collaborated with the Nazis by subjecting ALL French Jews to roundup ( with few surviving ). The Vichy French killed thousands of American and British troops in resisting Operation Torch in North Africa and it is likely that they killed more Americans and Brits than they did Germans. Petain and others, including war criminals, fled to Germany after the liberation of France and at least one to Quebec. Quotation 1. >>>It is likely that they [the Vichy r

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