1944. Quand 100 000 FFI intégraient l’armée de Libération
In the summer of 1944, it became clear to General de Gaulle that, in order to assert its place alongside the three great Allies (the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union), France had to fight alongside them with its very own army. To achieve national unity and instate newfound gove...
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| Summary: | In the summer of 1944, it became clear to General de Gaulle that, in order to assert its place alongside the three great Allies (the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union), France had to fight alongside them with its very own army. To achieve national unity and instate newfound governmental authority, the Resistance had to join the ranks. Thus, it was decided that the 100,000 or so members of the Forces Françaises de l’Intérieur (French Interior Forces, or FFI) were to join the Liberation Army. Many of these men had no military training whatsoever and knew nothing about the workings of a regular army. They were very much outside the norm, so how was this to be achieved? |
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