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France in WW2
The French participation in World War 2, in both the European and Pacific theaters of the war. Questions regarding the Vichy government are also welcome here.
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I think each country pays to maintain them. Generally, there is a cooperation between the local administrations and the commissions such as the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, the Volksbund Deutsche kriegsgräberfürsorge, or the french Ministère en charge des anciens combattants.
Those commissions are generally financed by their country's govnerment
For example, the Commonweath War Graves Commission has in charge more than 2500 cemeteries all over the world, in memories of more than 1 700 000 men and women who died for their country in about 150 countries.
A example of cemetery:
The Suresnes American Cemetery and Memorial is managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission, France gave a perpetual concession of this 3 hectares memorial to the United States where more than 1500 American have their last home. Most of the time there is no lease.
Sometimes, a cemetery was built in memory of a specific battle, where are buried soldiers from several countries, every country concerned gives its participation.
In France, because it is the example in the question, there are a lot of military memorials, there even are German memorials.
This is a question of Memory. I think the former belligerents wished to remember without blaming, with the implicit idea that those two world wars were mutual mistakes. Or to be more philosophical, that in a war, the real ennemy is the war itself. Remerbering altogether is surely the best way to forgive without forgetting.
Do you pay, as a American, Canadian, british for your country's soldier buried in France ? Yes, you do. We all do, as a French a part of the taxes I pay goes to the maintain of
those remerbering places.
This question is interesting. The role of De Gaulle is not known while he was still Colonel at the beginning of the Battle of France.
De gaulle was untrusted the leading of the 4th DCR (division cuirassée de réserve) created the 11th of may 1940. This division was composed mostly of 400 armoured tanks.
It was based in Laon.
When the German Army broke through the Ardennes (Sedan), this division was not ready and prepared for fighting.
It entered the war the 17th of may and engaged a successful counterattack near Laon and Moncorvet attempting a flanking attack of the German army in Abbeville to free the allies surrounded in Dunkerque.
This division, in spite of the lack of reinforcement, was able to fight efficiently during more than 40 days constantly.
The action of Colonel De Gaulle, during the Battle of France, as a leader able to make up an organise an army while fighting, brought him the title of General.
What does un bic mean in french?
A kind of pencil called Bic cristal in English, very famous in France, anybody used on in his life at least once, some are using them every day.
Bic is the trademark of this pencil.
Germany attacked France via what two countries?
The Netherlands and belgium
Or maybe Belgium anf France. depending n what you ask
The Kellogg-Briand Pact hoped to end?
The Kellogg-Briand Pact hoped to end war. The pact was an international agreement signed by several countries in 1928. It is also referred to as the Pact of Paris.
What is the reason France has a big population?
France does not have a big population. The French have been tying to increase their population since the First World War, with only modest success. The population of France is now just over 60 million, almost exactly the same as the UK, but France has double the land area. The population density of France 1s 110 people per square mile, of the UK 246. The European Union average is 110.
What happened to the French navy after France surrendered in World War 2?
The British attacked much of it before it could be handed over to Germans.
When did D-Day planning start?
Intial planning started a year before. In late 43, early 44 Eisenhower was informed of plan and charged with the operration. Begining in Januarary 1944 planning ramped up and final plans where aggreed upon. From Januarary to June 1944 preperation and planning went on almost 24/7
World War 2 American soldiers buried in France?
Over 66,000. Buried in 7 different cemeteries in France, Belgium, Holland , and Luxemburg.
Why is french food so expensive?
It dosent really have to be expensive, it's just that most French resturants in the USA are really fancy and expensive.
What did Charles De Gaulle do to improve the french economy?
economic decision making was centralized. between 1958 and 1968 the french gross nationalvproduct increased by 5.5 percent annually faster than the us economy was growing. by the the end of de gaulles era France was a major industrial producer and exporter particularly in automobiles and armaments. he nationalized i dustries
Does the Basilique du Sacre Coeur have the world biggest bell?
no, but it has the world biggest bell end
Why were the french resistance so strong?
The economic crunch was a basal factor in the French Revolution as it rang a bell to announce the demise of the monarchy and the beginning of new system which would halt France plunging further into financial chaos. Indeed, there was a need for a reality check as resentment of royal absolutism and the power of the catholic church was by far too extreme to put up with any longer as high unemployment, famine, malnutrition and the living condition of many French nationals deteriorated. Certainly, it must be said that without the support of the people of France the revolutionary movement would have never been taken place since their support was the mainstay of the revolution.
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What do you call a tablespoon in French?
cuillère à soupe. cuillère means spoon, so adirect translation would be a soup spoon. If you are using this in a recipe, rather give the quantity in millilitres.
Difference between EPS and PE ratio?
The simple answer to this question is that absolute P/E, which is the most quoted of the two ratios, is the price of a stock divided by the company's earnings per share (EPS). This measure indicates how much investors are willing to pay per dollar of earnings. The relative P/E ratio, on the other hand, is a measure that compares the current P/E ratio to the past P/E ratios of the company or to the current P/E ratio of a benchmark. Let's look at both absolute and relative P/E in more detail.
Absolute P/E The nominator of this ratio is usually the current stock price, and the denominator may be the trailing EPS (from the trailing 12 months [TTM]), the estimated EPS for the next 12 months (forward P/E) or a mix of the trailing EPS of the last two quarters and the forward P/E for the next two quarters. When distinguishing absolute P/E from relative P/E, it is important to remember that absolute P/E represents the P/E of the current time period.
For example, if the price of the stock today is $100, and the TTM earnings are $2 per share, the P/E is 50 ($100/$2).
Who was the most famous leader of the WCTU?
Frances Willard, born in 1830, was the best known leader of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). She was elected in president in 1879 and served in that role until her death in 1898.
In addition to her leadership of the WCTU, Willard was the first dean of women at Northwestern University and the first woman represented in Statuary Hall in U.S. Capitol Building. She was commemorated on a 1940 U.S. postage stamp.
How many different flags does France have?
Just one
Le drapeau tricolore is three vertical equal rectangles blue, white and red.
How did the English outposts differ from the French outposts?
The English outposts differed from the French outposts mainly because of religious reasons. The English outposts were made up of Puritans with religious goals, and French outposts were mainly made up of people with economic goals.
French would say
bof !
or
comme ci, comme ca !
pron : kum sea, kum sah
french usually emphasize it waving down a hand right and left.
Why did the french lose fewer soldiers in World War 2?
Because France was under German control at that time.
