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- Free_French_Forces abstract "The Free French Forces (French: Forces françaises libres) were individuals or military units who joined "Free France" (la France libre), the resistance organisation founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1940 in London to continue the struggle against the Axis powers.De Gaulle, a French government minister who rejected the armistice concluded by Marshal Philippe Pétain and who had escaped to Britain, exhorted the French to resist in his BBC broadcast "Appeal of 18 June" (Appel du 18 juin), which had a stirring effect on morale throughout France and its colonies, although initially relatively few French forces responded to de Gaulle's call.The Free French fought Axis and Vichy troops and served on battlefronts everywhere from the Middle East to Indochina and North Africa. The Free French Navy operated as an auxiliary force to the Royal Navy, and there were Free French units in the Royal Air Force, Soviet Air Force, and British SAS.In November 1942, the Allies invaded Vichy-controlled French North Africa, and many Vichy troops joined the Free French, with General Henri Giraud at their head. This caused the Germans to occupy Vichy France, and in retaliation a Vichy force of 60,000 in North Africa joined the Allies.On 1 August 1943, the Free French were formally united with the Armée d'Afrique to form the Armée française de la Liberation. By mid-1944, the forces of this army numbered more than 400,000, and they participated in the Normandy landings and the invasion of Southern France, eventually leading the drive on Paris. Soon they were fighting in Alsace, the Alps and Brittany, and by the end of the war in Europe, they were 1,300,000 strong – the fourth-largest Allied army in Europe – and took part in the Allied invasion of Germany.".
- Free_French_Forces battle Invasion_of_Normandy.
- Free_French_Forces battle Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Free_French_Forces battle Liberation_of_Paris.
- Free_French_Forces battle North_African_Campaign.
- Free_French_Forces battle Occupation_of_France.
- Free_French_Forces battle World_War_II.
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- Free_French_Forces militaryUnitSize "1,300,000 (1945)".
- Free_French_Forces militaryUnitSize "550,000 (1944)".
- Free_French_Forces notableCommander Charles_de_Gaulle.
- Free_French_Forces notableCommander Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque.
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- Free_French_Forces battles Invasion_of_Normandy.
- Free_French_Forces battles Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- Free_French_Forces battles Liberation_of_Paris.
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- Free_French_Forces battles Occupation_of_France.
- Free_French_Forces battles World_War_II.
- Free_French_Forces caption "The Cross of Lorraine, symbol of the Free French".
- Free_French_Forces country "France".
- Free_French_Forces endDate "1943-08-01".
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- Free_French_Forces march Chant_des_Partisans.
- Free_French_Forces notableCommanders Charles_de_Gaulle.
- Free_French_Forces notableCommanders Philippe_Leclerc_de_Hauteclocque.
- Free_French_Forces size "1300000".
- Free_French_Forces size "550000".
- Free_French_Forces startDate "1940-06-18".
- Free_French_Forces unitName "Forces Françaises Libres".
- Free_French_Forces subject Category:Charles_de_Gaulle.
- Free_French_Forces subject Category:France–United_Kingdom_relations.
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- Free_French_Forces subject Category:Guerrilla_organizations.
- Free_French_Forces subject Category:Military_history_of_France_during_World_War_II.
- Free_French_Forces subject Category:National_liberation_armies.
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- Free_French_Forces comment "The Free French Forces (French: Forces françaises libres) were individuals or military units who joined "Free France" (la France libre), the resistance organisation founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1940 in London to continue the struggle against the Axis powers.De Gaulle, a French government minister who rejected the armistice concluded by Marshal Philippe Pétain and who had escaped to Britain, exhorted the French to resist in his BBC broadcast "Appeal of 18 June" (Appel du 18 juin), which had a stirring effect on morale throughout France and its colonies, although initially relatively few French forces responded to de Gaulle's call.The Free French fought Axis and Vichy troops and served on battlefronts everywhere from the Middle East to Indochina and North Africa. ".
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- Free_French_Forces name "Forces Françaises Libres".