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Why did the French "surrender" all of its troops during the armistice in World War II?
After losing the Battle of France, in 1940, France concluded an "Armistice," basically a "cease fire in place," with Germany. (The borders were adjusted so the Germans were given ...
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How many of the Frenchmen who volunteered for service in the Wehrmacht were former POWs?
During World War II, a number of Frenchmen volunteered for service in the Wehrmacht. For the purposes of this question, these men came from two sources: 1) genuine volunteers (freiwillige or "...
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