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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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The shoot out scene I'm referring to, was in some kind of chateau/palace type place and as I recall the body count was ridiculously high. The heroes tried to escape but ended up in this cellar/dungeon that flooded. im sure that I can remember them kissing before they drowned and maybe even shot themselves before drowning. At the time my dad explained the kissing as they were brothers??? I'm a bit more worldly wise now. Im sure it was set in France. the heroes were in civilian clothing.
It was a hugely expensive French effort, not an allied one, to create a state of the art defense network of forts and tunnels against German invasion. It anticipated the wrong point of German attack. The Nazis simply went through Belgium...in all of four days.
Answer 1The Maginot Line was a line of undergound defensive fortifications along the border of France with Germany and Belgium. The line of mini forts, containing artillery and/or machine guns, was linked by tunnels with living quarters etc for the regiments of soldiers manning the forts. There were also store rooms etc. At the surface, between the forts were machine gun, mortar, and small arms defensive enplacements. The Line was named after the French Minister of Defence who proposed the idea, Andre Maginot. The Maginot Line (which proved futile in use), has been mostly forgotten since the fall of France in 1940, but which has begun to be excavated in recent years and will be opened to the public as a museum with tours etc. Such a valuable National Inheritance should be brought back to display in my opinion. CommentThe allies put great faith in the Maginot line stopping any invasion in its tracks. However, as the above answer states, in reality when the crunch came it proved useless because the Germans simply went round it!Salut cherie sa va repond moi merci?
It translates to "Hello dear, how are you? Respond to me thanks." You should correct the spelling as well.
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What is the first allied conference of the big three?
After the Pearl Harbor attack, it was the First Washington Conference (named the Arcadian Conference); December 22, 1941.
How long did it take the Allies to get from the landing beaches to Berlin?
The Allied forces which landed on the Normandy beaches did not actually fight in the capture of Berlin, which was a Russian battle. After landing on the European mainland the drive to Berlin took less than a year.
it was not invented. V E day refers to Victory in Europe......when the Germans surrendered
Who was the Leader of France from 1799-1812 and in 1815?
Napoléon Bonaparte. The beginning of his reign as Emperor marks the end of the French revolution.
plus beau que je ne peux dire (this is the correct word order in the phrase) means 'more beautiful than I could tell in French.
Why was the French Empire ultimately so much less successful than either the Spanish or the British?
they were more interested in their fertile carribean sugar islands than in colonizing in north america, also, i believe, the English colonists attempted to resist them, good luck! -nav
Who were the Key Figures of France in World War 1?
Georges Clemenceau, the president.
Joseph Joffre, commander in cheif of France
Robert Neville, replaced Joffre after Verdun
Philippe Petain, replaced Neville
Ferdinand Foch, appointed to lead the combined Allied troops on the Western Front
qu'est-ce que tu as dit ? means "what did you say?" in French.
Which country did Germany destroy on it's way into France?
Poland was invaded & seized in September 1939 in the east.
Denmark & Norway were invaded & seized in April 1940 in the north.
In the west, the Germans invaded & seized the Netherlands (Holland), Belgium and Luxemburg as part of the attack on France in May 1940. In that way, the Germans were able to out-flank the French Maginot Defensive Line.
