Free French
Speech parts
1. Free French - Noun
2. Free French - Adjective
Meaning
a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic
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After training in an infantry battalion, Cordier was assigned to the Central Bureau of Intelligence and Operations (BCRA), the secret service arm of the Free French Forces.
A contributor to magazines published by the Resistance, Tzara also took charge of the cultural broadcast for the Free French Forces clandestine radio station.
Burgess' flair for languages was noticed by army intelligence and he took part in debriefings of Dutch expatriates and Free French who found refuge in Gibraltar during the war.
During World War II the island's administration was pro- Vichy until a Free French corvette from New Caledonia deposed the regime on 26 May 1942.
France Members of the 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment during the Second World War, ( Free French SAS).
Free French The Royal Air Force issued at least 21 Mitchell IIIs to No 342 Squadron, which was made up primarily of Free French aircrews.