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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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What were some allied demands for France?

French Master Ferdinand Foch prescribed the actual terms of ending the way. It includes cessation of hostilities, condition for terminating or prolonging the armistice, disposition of German submarines and warships, promise of reparation, exchange of prisoners and preservation of infrastructure.

Why did France want Alsace-Lorraine back from Germany in 1870?

You seem to have things mixed up a bit. Germany seized Alsace Lorraine from France in 1871 (Franco-Prussian war) and after that, obviously, France wanted it back.

Not to mention that France also wanted to expand and therefor could benefit from the strategical piece of land.

Hope this helps. ;)

What factors led to the fall of Huronia?

It was a combination of things - missionaries and trade with Europeans allowed for the spreading of disease which weakened them. To the South the Dutch and the English were much more willing to trade for guns allowing the Iroquois to gain weapon superiority. The French would not give any guns to Aboriginals unless they converted and they weren't the best quality ones whereas the Iroquois were able to insist on quality. It has also been suggested recently that mourning war became a factor as well as both sides would try to replace those killed (whose numbers had increased due to the guns) with prisoners from the other side which led to a depletion of people. Trade rivalries also played a part in addition to internal divisions caused by the influx of European ideas: traditional views vs. Christian.

To sum up - the Hurons were weakened by disease and weren't unified against a stronger, more populous and better armed threat of the Iroquois who saw their opportunity to take out their rivals. Those who were in Huronia were then dispersed, some going to live with the French and others being absorbed into other nearby tribes;

What is 68 in French?

60 = soixante

8 = huit

68 = soixante-huit ("swah-sah[n]-teweet")

La vie est belle?

'la vie est belle' means 'life's good' (literally: life is beautiful)

How do you answer Quel âge avez-vous?

the answer to "quel âge avez-vous ?" is "j'ai" + number of years + "ans"

> I am 16 = j'ai seize ans

> I am 25 = j'ai vingt-cinq ans

How much does a french tip cost?

Tipping is usually inexpensive in France as the bill always include the waiters' and waitresses' wages. In fact most people do not tip any more, and those who do often leave only some change. I would say that 50 cents or 1 euro is fine unless you feel you have been very demanding on the waitress.

How do you ask What is wrong in French?

What's wrong? --> Qu'est-ce qu'il y a ? -- "kess keel yah"

This expression, which literally means "what is there?", is very common and is always understood to mean "what's wrong?" when not followed by anything else. You could make it more formal by using inversion: Qu'y a-t-il ? ("kee ah teel")

What does ado mean in french?

'un ado' is 'a teen' in French. 'Ado' is a short for 'un adolescent' (teenager).

Who fell on the beach on D-day newsreels?

There were several newsreels taken at D-Day and at several of the beaches. It would be difficult to identify the soldiers by name who were in those newsreels. However, it might be possible to identify the unit.

For the Americans, the most famous photos taken with a camera was taken at Omaha Beach by Robert Capa. He landed with a rifle company of the 16th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division. He took 106 photos but sadly many of his photos were damaged during transport back to the ship for processing. With some research, you may be able to identify the company he was with and even the LST that he rode to the beach in.

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Is Porsche pronounced porsha or porsh?

It's pronounced "Porsha" because it is a family name, and that's the way they pronounce it. Your location and/or the language have nothing to do with it.

Hello

Greetings from FRG

neither, it is pronaunced like written.

Porsche is is Porsch with an middlelong e on the end.

For US Folks try to say Porchshe.

The Porch should sound soft the she like sholastic

If you can´t get it just call Germany

(0049) 711 9110 and let the Telefonist

clarify how to speak Porsche.

Mostly the start to answer the phoncall with:

Guten Tag Porsche AG....

at least while you call around the usuall German

buisnes time from 7 to 19.

Grüsse