Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 June' speech. Free French units operated as auxiliary forces to the British Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Air Force, the Soviet Air Force, and the British SAS. Later larger Free French units operated, directly under the control of the French government in exile.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Free French Forces
See Musee de la Resistance for more information on this memorial (in French).
De Gaulle lived here with his family, September 1942-44 (though these dates v...
Thanks go to our French consultant, John Hartley, for the translation. We be...
Prime Minister of the war-time London-based Polish Government and Commander-i...
We can't find a date for when this was first formed; it seems to have come in...
Marshal of the Royal Air Force BT, GCB, OBE, AFC. Born Cheltenham. Died at h...
