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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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Frances Barkley was the 17-year-old wife of Captain Charles William Barkley. She is considered to be the first European woman to have ever visited Canada's west coast.
I wanted to tell you ...
je voulais te dire que je t'attends : I wanted to tell you that I am waiting for you
Yes, Indonesia is an independent country on the continent of Asia. It is an archipelago consisting of 13,667 islands and approx 237 million people.
French legislators are working in two chambers: l'assemblée nationale (the national assembly) and le Sénat (the senate)
Members of the Assemblée Nationale are called "les députés" and are elected directly by the public. Members of the Sénat (les sénateurs / sénatrices) are elected by special electors (mayors, members of local councils, etc...)
How do you say i wish you were here dear in french?
J'aimerais tellement que tu sois là (avec moi) chéri(e). (Tu me manques)
The exact nature of a sabot's construction depends on its use.
In modern eras rifle sabots are generally made out of plastic. Sabots for artillery pieces are generally metal of some sort. In older weapons such as those from the Napoleonic Era wooden sabots were the most common.
There have however been many variations through time. Sabot construction is determined by factors such as if it can survive contact with rifling (if any is present), if it can withstand the high gas pressures long enough to exit the barrel, what effect it will have on the barrel, and a host of other factors.
Plastics tend to be used in modern smallarms because with the proper application they can survive the process long enough to do their job, are inexpensive, and do not cause unusual wearing on a rifled barrel the way certain metals can.
They do however have their limits. The US military once experimented with 7.62mm sabots to fire 5.56 rounds from the M-60 and discovered that it was a bad idea. Namely because the heating of the barrel would cause the sabots to melt, and that melted plastic would soon clog the barrel of the weapon.
What is Antananarivo in French?
In the old days French pupils were taught that is was "Tananarive", but the spelling "Antananarivo" is common today in news reports.
Why was France defeated in six weeks?
My mom was born and raised in Brussels she was 18 in 1940 she remembers when the Germans invaded Belgium. She also remembers how the English were fleeing like scared rabbits Belgium by ship load, to get back to England by crossing the channel and she remembers how English soldiers were shooting innocent Belgians citizens who tried to board their ships. She also remembers how the French held the Maginot line for six weeks waiting for promised English reinforcements that never came. Everyone always talks how the french surrendered but never is there any stories about how cowardly the English always acted during the war world two. I remembered the day my kids came back from learning french history in their American world history class I wondered who wrote this. There is always two side to every stories.
What is 'Est-ce que je peux emprunter' when translated from French to English?
Est-ce que je peux emprunter? in French means "Can I borrow?" in English.
The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters in World War II, who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces after the surrender of France and German occupation, following the call of General De Gaulle, and the de jure government ('Free French Government') of France in exile as of June 18, 1940.
How does anger affect other people?
Maybe they must've had it in Thier teenage times. It just doesn't help. People do it for no reason. They do tease the kids.
It's worst than that it's just sad for the kids.
How do you say 'I love you'very much in french?
I love you very much: Je t'aime beaucoup. (friendship) I love you very much: Je t'aime (love)
Which Allied nations was not involved in the D-Day invasion?
Well, France was being invaded.
Soviet Union was on the eastern front
that's two for sure. also, any allied occupied nations in Europe couldn't have participated
How did World War 2 affect the allies and axis economies?
It helped a little, but they were still poor. Fascist economies are typically bad.
What colonies did Germany get to annoy France Britain and Russia?
What bothered the Allies more was not the colonies Germany had, but rather her very existence. By finally uniting the entire Holy Roman Empire (minus Austria) Germany became the continent's greatest power, even eclipsing France (I'm not counting Britain because it is not part of the continent). Yes the Germans did have several possessions in Africa and the Far East, but these were very minor particuraly in comparison to the British and French Empires. It was not German Imperialism that frightened the Allies, but rather the fact that now there was a Germany that clearly had imperialistic ambitions and a massive and powerful military capable of realizing those goals.
What does Santo Domingo mean in English?
Santo Domingo means Saint Dominic. The city was named after Saint Dominic de Guzmán (1170 - August 6, 1221). He was the founder of the Dominican Order, a Roman Catholic religious order.
What does m o e mean in firearms?
M.o.a. is minute of angle. Double-check to see that isn't what you meant to ask.
