Forgotten Heroes of WW II, The French Resistance by Luis Gil Armendariz
Forgotten Heroes of WW II, The French Resistance by Luis Gil Armendariz ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Ratings 4.4/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis In 1940, when the Germans invaded France, many independent résistance cells were formed in France. Initially, these résistance cells provided only minimum opposition to the Germans. The opposition was in the form of strikes, bureaucratic delays, and occasional vandalism. What the French Résistance needed was coordination, weapons, and training. To provide all groups that were resisting the Germans, the British formed the office of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The SOE started training agents who were either flown or parachuted into the occupied territories. Through the 1941-1942 period, the résistance cells were provided short wave radios, weapons, and SOE covert agents, which provided training. Beginning in 1942, the Allies were engaged in bombing the Germans in the occupied territories. The bombing runs resulted in Alli...