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History Of World War II: The French Resistance

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The French Resistance There were many resistance against the Nazi Party during World War II. Many of them had everyone in them killed. However, there was one that stayed throughout, and ultimately made it so the Allied Forces won the war. This resistance was the French Resistance, and they were the most successful resistance in the war. What happened to France in the war for it to be taken over? On September 3, 1939, France declared war, along with England, on Germany because they attacked Poland. Sometime afterwards, Germany pushed the Allies back until the British had their troops back on home soil, leaving France on its own against German troops. ("World War II (1939–1945)." SparkNotes) The Germans kept pushing to capture France, leaving
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