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The Free French Naval Forces (French: Forces Navales Françaises Libres, or FNFL) were the naval arm of the Free French Forces during the Second World War. They were commanded by Admiral Émile Muselier. FNFL recruitment poster.
Free France (French: France libre) was a political entity claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic during World War II. Led by General Charles de Gaulle, Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France to Nazi Germany.
The 1st Free French Division (French: 1 re Division Française Libre, 1 re DFL) was one of the principal units of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II, renowned for having fought the Battle of Bir Hakeim.
Free French, in World War II (1939–45), members of a movement for the continuation of warfare against Germany after the military collapse of Metropolitan France in the summer of 1940. Led by General Charles de Gaulle, the Free French were eventually able to unify most French resistance forces in.
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.
General de Lattre de Tassigny gave the 1st DFL, which landed on the beach of Cavalaire on 16 August 1944, the mission to attack the external defences of Toulon, Mont Redon and the city of Hyères. The fight began on 18 August and lasted 5 days and 5 nights.
General Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French, meets with Georges Bidault, a commander of the French Resistance, in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The date is August 26, 1944, following the liberation of the City of Light.
