Articles du mot-clés « Second World War »
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- 07 -182015
« In Honour and by Victory », second episode : the French Resistance Medal
On 9 February 1943, General de Gaulle instituted the French Resistance Medal to reward remarkable acts of resistance. To this day, it remains the only decoration instituted during the Second World War, along with the […]
- 07 -172015
« In Honour and by Victory », first episode : 1,038 Companions of the Liberation
The 1,038 Companions of the Liberation did not form a homogeneous group. They differed in age, rank, social background, nationality, political and religious convictions. What united them all was their early resistance against the occupying […]
- 07 -142015
« In Honour and by Victory »: the 18 military units honoured with the title of Companion of the Liberation.
General de Gaulle’s historic call to arms from the London offices of the BBC on 18 June 1940, was the starting point for la France Libre, “Free France”. This military and political organization was determined […]
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