Free French
Wartime exile government
Free French refers to the French military forces and political movement that continued fighting against Nazi Germany after France's surrender in 1940, led by General Charles de Gaulle from exile in London.
The Free French rejected the collaborationist Vichy government and represented French resistance throughout World War II: My grandfather joined the Free French in North Africa.
Three-hued emblem
- libertéFreedom, in French
- MarseillaiseFrance's official anthem
- MarianneFrench national allegory
- republicState with elected leaders
honor · patriotism · defiance · legitimacy · continuity · national pride
French general and president
- VichyFrench thermal resort town
- BBC broadcastsUK public network output
- BrazzavilleCentral African capital city
- AlgiersCapital of largest African nation
Manitoba's northern port
- RooseveltFamous presidential surname
- Lend-LeaseWartime military aid program
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
coalition · partnership · cooperation · solidarity · united front
Mediterranean coastal scrub
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- partisanBiased toward one side
espionage · network · cell · covert operations · radio operators · Gestapo · coded messages · safe houses
Alsatian regional capital
- triumphal marchCeremonial procession celebrating conquest
- Champs-ÉlyséesIconic Parisian boulevard
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
independence · sovereignty · self-determination · restoration · victory parade
tricolor
Three-hued emblem
- libertéFreedom, in French
- MarseillaiseFrance's official anthem
- MarianneFrench national allegory
republic · honor · patriotism · defiance · legitimacy · continuity · national pride
Charles de Gaulle
French general and president
- VichyFrench thermal resort town
- BBC broadcastsUK public network output
- BrazzavilleCentral African capital city
Algiers · Chad · rallying · Normandy landings
Churchill
Manitoba's northern port
- RooseveltFamous presidential surname
- Lend-LeaseWartime military aid program
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
diplomacy · coalition · partnership · cooperation · solidarity · united front
maquis
Mediterranean coastal scrub
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
partisan · espionage · network · cell · covert operations · radio operators · Gestapo · coded messages · safe houses · false papers
Strasbourg
Alsatian regional capital
- triumphal marchCeremonial procession celebrating conquest
- Champs-ÉlyséesIconic Parisian boulevard
- deliveranceRescue from bondage
emancipation · independence · sovereignty · self-determination · restoration · victory parade
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
- WWII AlliesAllied Powers, United States, United Kingdom, Britain, Soviet Union
- France 1940Dunkirk, Maginot Line, Ardennes, panzer, Luftwaffe
- French militarylegionnaires, chasseurs, gendarme, legionnaire, cuirassiers
- Rebel GroupsFARC, IRA, ETA, PLO, Viet Cong
- Wartime Francede Gaulle, Charles de Gaulle, German occupation, occupied zone, Maquis