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Battle of Bir Hakeim | The Axis siege and French breakout (WW2) + The Battle of Crete (1941) | First mass use of German paratroopers (Fallschirmjäger)

The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin Rommel’s Panzerarmee Afrika. In May 1942 around 3700 soldiers of the 1st Free ...
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Meet the embattled French WW2 leader who withstood the Nazis – and Winston Churchill

In June 1940, as France collapsed and Britain faced the prospect of resisting the Nazis alone, Winston Churchill searched for a French leader willing to keep fighting ...
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Dothan veteran receives highest French decoration for liberation of France during WWII

A Dothan man received the highest French decoration for his participation in the liberation of Metz, France during World War II in the cold winter of 1944. John Little Jr., originally from Greenville, ...