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with this ruling. Some that had left Syria and
Lebanon had specifically done so to join the RAF, and opposed de Gaulle. The RAF considered granting British citizenship to these men, so as not to alienate them. Whilst the FAFL certainly had a number of aircrew (several of whom had flown to the allies), it was weakened by its lack of ground crew, and a lack of spare parts for their French-built machines. While the aircrew of GRB 1 were all French, the ground crew were initially British airmen. The arrival in the Middle East of the former
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carried out from Uigh el-KĂ©bir, which had only been captured the previous day. The very next day, however, a
Lysander crashed on landing, injuring its pilot, who had to be evacuated to hospital. On March 7, the FAFL had some success when some Lysanders successfully destroyed three enemy aircraft on the ground at Um el-Aranel; one of them was chased by an Italian fighter plane, but it managed to get back to base, albeit sustaining considerable damage.
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attacking the island, protection of Allied convoys traversing the
Mediterranean, attacks against German shipping berthed in Italian ports, and, from January 1944, the escort of USAAF bombers attacking targets in Italy. From the spring of 1944, GC 2/7 would involve itself both in strafing and dive-bombing attacks against ground targets in coastal regions of western Italy as well as the island of
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534:, he was told, matter-of-factly, that the squadrons could not carry out such a major mission, especially given their lack of experience in navigating over vast desert territory. Leclerc's reaction, based on his fury at the lack of air support during the German invasion of France, was ugly, and relations between him and the FAFL deteriorated rapidly.
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649:) and the FAFL general staff were merged and placed under the command of General Bouscat. He conducted the reorganization of the French Air Force, incorporating all elements coming from the ex-Vichy French Army in North Africa and the FAFL. Those forces included about twenty various Groups equipped mainly with Dewoitine D.520s, LeO 45s,
710:”) Squadrons, with other units similarly named after regions in metropolitan France: Roussillon, Champagne, Navarre, Lafayette, Dauphiné and Ardennes. Similarly, there were six bomber groups (Bretagne, Maroc, Gascogne, Bourgogne, Sénégal and Franche-Comté), one reconnaissance group (Belfort) and one transport group (Anjou).
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when they were intercepted by a mixed formation of Bf 109s and Fw 190s, two of which were claimed by GC 2/7 pilots, yet one pilot was shot down and became – for the brief duration that the war in Europe yet had to run – a prisoner. By the time the war did end on May 8, GC 2/7 had, since its formation
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unit to be stationed on French soil, since the dissolution of the Vichy French air force the previous
December, when it occupied the airfield at Ajaccio-Campo dell’Oro. Now part of No.332 Wing, the squadron's duties encompassed patrols over the island of Corsica itself, interception of German bombers
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in a court martial. On 15 April 1941, de Gaulle issued a formal declaration, requesting that French nationals in the RAF were to apply to be reincorporated in the FAFL by the 25th of April 1941. Any personnel making the transfer would be exempted from any wrongdoing. Not all French personnel complied
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territory, GC 2/7 went to
Luxeuil, from where missions flown in early October resulted in four enemy aircraft being confirmed destroyed and another one counted as a “probable”. Christmas Eve saw GC 2/7 escorting B-26 bombers. "Around 20" enemy fighters attacked the formation, and GC 2/7 claimed four
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Mk.Vb fighters. When GC II/7 was broken up in August, the squadron received two designations – one of which was French, the other
British – by virtue of the fact that its complement included both French and British pilots. While the British designated the unit No.326 Squadron of the RAF, the French
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was formed on 1 January 1942, with certain objectives in mind: U.S.-built
Maryland aircraft would carry out long-range reconnaissance missions, the Lysanders close-support missions and the Potez liaison and transport missions. Yet it was not until March 3 that the first operational missions were
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in 1940, there were French airmen who were determined to continue the fight against Nazi
Germany. Some joined the RAF, whereas others joined the FAFL. Those who joined the RAF were fighting in the armed forces of a foreign nation, and technically breaking French civil law. They could have been
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in western Europe. By that day, the regiment had shot down 273 enemy aircraft and had received many citations and decorations. Stalin expressed his gratitude to the regiment by offering the unit's Yak-3s to France, to which the pilots returned to a hero's welcome in Paris on 20 June 1945.
598:. However, lack of co-operation between Leclerc's general staff based at Algiers and the Allies seemed to indicate a power struggle between him and de Gaulle since the latter was in charge of the Free French forces in London. Though FAFL airplanes from the “Rennes” squadron of the
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remained loyal to Vichy, so, in mid- to late
October 1940, FAFL squadrons set out on photo-reconnaissance and leaflet-dropping missions. The first combat between Vichy and the FAFL took place on 6 November 1940, when two Vichy air force aircraft took on two FAFL Lysanders near
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units still remained. By May 13, the
Germans had surrendered in North Africa, and GC 2/7 had by then flown 42 missions, accumulating 296 sorties. On June 18, the squadron replaced its Mk.Vb Spitfires with the more capable Mk.IX variant, built originally to combat the German
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did engage Italian forces towards the end of 1942 and the beginning of 1943, problems with both weapons and the aircraft themselves (mostly engine trouble resulting in forced-landings) dogged the efforts of the aircrews. January 23, 1943, witnessed the fall of
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at the time of his appointment and he had to complete his assignment there by February 1941. It took him 45 days to get to London to see de Gaulle and it was not until 9 July that Valin formally took office, taking over from the caretaker commander, Admiral
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concentrated mostly on liaison and training flights, yet, in late autumn, Leclerc wanted to count on the FAFL to support ground offensives against the Italians in the wake of the victory of the British 8th Army against the Afrika Korps at the
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Finally, in September 1944, GC 2/7 found itself based in metropolitan France itself and was assigned to the same kind of missions that it had conducted over Italy. However, its commanding officer, Captain Georges Valentin, was shot down by
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Six months after the Germans invaded the USSR, talks aimed at closer co-operation between Free France and the Soviet Union resulted in a squadron being especially created, with an initial core of twelve fighter pilots being sent east. The
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when introducing Hawker Hurricanes to Russia) to participate in the war on the Eastern Front. Its flag bore the testimony of its battle experience with names such as Bryansk, Orel, Ielnia, Smolensk, Koenigsberg (later renamed
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joining its ranks. After training at Toula was completed on more advanced Yak-9D fighter planes, the new regiment rejoined the front line for its second campaign. This lasted until November 27 and took in the area between
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on the 8th, while another, Captain Gauthier, was shot down a week later, only he managed to reach Switzerland from where, having been interned, he “escaped” to rejoin his unit. As the front line advanced eastwards towards
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was also created, as Free French officials recruited there personally. From a strength of 500 in July 1940, the ranks of the FAFL grew to 900 by 1941, including 200 flyers. A total of 276 of these flyers were stationed in
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Altogether, under the umbrella of the Allies (not just in North Africa, but also in Sicily and Corsica), there were nine FAFL fighter groups, three of which were designated as RAF fighter squadrons, namely No.326
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was a failure, however. The port remained in Vichy hands, the FAFL envoys were arrested and imprisoned at Dakar by the Vichy authorities, and de Gaulle's standing was damaged.
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to take command. In spite of the loss, GC 3 started to receive many Soviet unit citations and decorations as well as French ones. On October 11, de Gaulle accorded the
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was winning, since now Libreville had joined the Gaullist cause. This would be the only time when opposing factions within FEA territory would fight each other openly.
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Soldier's Service Book of a Chilean-born Free French Air Force Pilot. One of many who joined the call of General de Gaulle from French colonies and South America.
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territory. By the end of the year, Pouyade had been released from his command of the regiment and he, along with other veteran pilots, returned to France.
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had been on all French military aircraft, that is, on the fuselage and upper and lower surfaces of the wings. The FAFL was formed with one “mixed” unit at
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jet fighters on March 22, 1945, which were just too fast for the piston-engined Spitfires. On April 14, sixteen of the squadron's aircraft were escorting
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in recognition of its participation in the battles to liberate the river of that name. On October 16, the first day of a new offensive against
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to join the Allied cause, or capture it by force. De Gaulle believed this was possible. Among the units taking part was the newly formed FAFL
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home territory, the regiment's pilots destroyed 29 enemy aircraft without loss. By the following month, the regiment was itself based in
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of the combat fighter group GC II/7 accepted several navy pilots into its ranks. In March 1943, it received its first British aircraft;
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regiment start its third campaign (from Dopenen to Heiligenbeil), concentrating in the East Prussian part of the German
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bombers, Bloch MB.175 reconnaissance aircraft, and an assortment of Amiots, Farmans, and Potez 540 transport aircraft.
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1822:GB II/20 Bretagne Martin B-26 Marauder.
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918:allowed the regiment to style itself
681:Free French ground crew working on a
607:– and the end of the air war for the
287:in 1944, when they became the French
7:
3990:Capture of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
2577:Departmental Committee of Liberation
897:1944 witnessed the expansion of the
868:(who was executed in 1946 after the
2235:List of military aircraft of France
590:and the Anglo-American invasion of
439:to not submit to the orders of the
2605:National Council of the Resistance
469:liaison/observation aircraft. The
261:Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres
146:Forces Aériennes Françaises Libres
93:it lacks sufficient corresponding
25:
3920:Provisional Consultative Assembly
3557:Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération
3534:MĂ©morial de la France combattante
2612:Provisional Consultative Assembly
1378:Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV & Mk.V
1300:Aircraft of Free French Air Force
982:; from the USSR, it received the
846:Jean Tulasne took command of the
44:to comply with Knowledge (XXG)'s
3650:
2999:Organisation civile et militaire
2384:
2193:List of French paratrooper units
1827:
1815:
1803:
1791:
1779:
1759:
1524:Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior
263:, FAFL) were the air arm of the
223:
177:
153:
78:
31:
2198:3rd Parachute Chasseur Regiment
1598:North American B-25C/H Mitchell
838:). A period of training on the
299:French North Africa (1940–1943)
2309:edition #13 (June–July 2000),
2259:Free French Forces (1940-1944)
926:, the easternmost part of the
159:Free French Air Forces roundel
1:
4630:1940 establishments in France
4594:Mediterranean and Middle East
4497:End of World War II in Europe
3760:French Forces of the Interior
3542:Museum of National Resistance
2826:French Forces of the Interior
2215:Free French Naval Air Service
1470:de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth
763:in 1814 prior to his escape.
626:, because of its ties to the
624:United States Army Air Forces
1464:de Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
3754:Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
3606:Righteous Among the Nations
3054:Union des femmes françaises
2809:Francs-Tireurs et Partisans
1604:North American F-6C Mustang
1372:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
665:GC II/5 receiving ex-USAAF
622:fighters acquired from the
588:Second Battle of El Alamein
496:, operating a mixed bag of
4651:
4145:Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
3877:Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
3770:French Expeditionary Corps
3046:Housewives' demonstrations
2340:(in French) (401): 53–59.
2220:France during World War II
1658:Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
1303:
888:Compagnon de la Libération
806:
4568:
4538:1946 legislative election
3910:French National Committee
3809:
3803:French Forces of the West
3663:
3574:
2633:
2591:French National Committee
2400:
2168:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1952:
1889:Bernard W. M. Scheidhauer
1536:Lockheed F-5A/B Lightning
1440:Consolidated PBY Catalina
1254:Saint Pierre and Miquelon
1038:
937:14 January 1945, saw the
801:RĂ©giment Normandie-Niemen
321:Bordeaux-MĂ©rignac Airport
152:
143:
4555:Trial of Philippe PĂ©tain
4482:1945 municipal elections
4379:Liberation of Strasbourg
3469:Marie-Madeleine Fourcade
3402:Liberation of Strasbourg
2817:FTP–Foreign Labour Force
2736:Companions of Liberation
2729:1st Free French Division
1883:Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1716:Westland Lysander Mk.III
1518:Lioré et Olivier LeO 451
1512:Hawker Hurricane Mk. IIC
524:Philippe de Hauteclocque
478:French Equatorial Africa
57:may contain suggestions.
42:may need to be rewritten
4272:Liberation of Marseille
1798:French Dewoitine D.520.
1712:maritime patrol variant
1582:Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
1574:Morane-Saulnier M.S.315
1566:Morane-Saulnier M.S.230
1560:Martin B-26B/G Marauder
984:Order of the Red Banner
317:Franco-German Armistice
168:17 June 1940–8 May 1945
108:more precise citations.
4625:Free French Air Forces
4512:Provisional Government
4176:Liberation of Saint-LĂ´
4150:Maquis de Saint-Marcel
4130:Liberation of Limousin
4094:Battle of Mont Mouchet
4078:Liberation of Limousin
3974:Syria–Lebanon campaign
3925:Provisional Government
3900:Empire Defense Council
3816:
3765:French Liberation Army
3601:Networks and movements
3565:Free France Foundation
3526:Medal of the Righteous
3409:Provisional Government
3353:French Liberation Army
3259:Empire Defense Council
3238:Brazzaville Conference
3159:Les Lettres Françaises
3114:Les Éditions de Minuit
2692:French Liberation Army
2640:
2584:Empire Defense Council
1956:Africa and Middle East
1868:François de Labouchère
1279:CANT Z.1007bis Alcione
1042:Africa and Middle East
968:Croix de la Libération
690:
687:Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV
674:
581:For most of 1942, the
539:Groupe de Bombardement
459:Groupe de Combat Mixte
408:
400:
384:
312:
260:
253:Free French Air Forces
145:
139:Free French Air Forces
4502:Victory in Europe Day
4181:Battle of Mont Gargan
4038:Liberation of Corsica
3815:
3791:4th Moroccan Mountain
3786:3rd Algerian Infantry
3781:2nd Moroccan Infantry
3549:Museums and memorials
3245:Brazzaville manifesto
2886:Ceux de la RĂ©sistance
2877:Ceux de la Libération
2639:
2338:Le Fana de l'Aviation
2138:Indian Ocean and Asia
1702:Vultee A-35 Vengeance
1590:North American NAA-57
1542:Lockheed PV-1 Ventura
1424:Caudron C.714 Cyclone
1400:Caudron C.445 Goeland
1392:Caudron C.400 Phalène
1384:Caudron C.270 Luciole
1312:Airspeed Oxford Mk.II
1224:Indian Ocean and Asia
680:
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637:On July 1, 1943, the
616:Franklin D. Roosevelt
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4487:Advance to the Rhine
4292:Battle of Montélimar
4287:Liberation of Guéret
4267:Liberation of Toulon
4140:Liberation of Guéret
3857:Dwight D. Eisenhower
3657:Liberation of France
3388:Liberation of France
3105:DĂ©fense de la France
2975:Confrérie Notre-Dame
2261:at fivestarflags.com
1873:Pierre Mendès France
1768:No. 341 Squadron RAF
1694:Vultee BT-13 Valiant
1606:photo reconnaissance
1554:Martin 187 Baltimore
1538:photo reconnaissance
1506:Handley Page Halifax
1416:Caudron C.630 Simoun
1408:Caudron C.600 Aiglon
1348:Bell P-63A Kingcobra
1342:Bell P-39D Airacobra
863:Generalfeldmarschall
834:(now the capital of
788:Messerschmitt Me 262
719:Supermarine Spitfire
628:Lafayette Escadrille
285:liberation of France
4492:Invasion of Germany
4356:Battle of Meximieux
4351:Battle of Arracourt
4313:Liberation of Nancy
4277:Liberation of Paris
4257:Battle of La Ciotat
4252:Battle of Port Cros
4217:Liberation of Brest
4202:Battle for Brittany
4120:Battle of Cherbourg
3505:Order of Liberation
3455:Charles Delestraint
3395:Liberation of Paris
3204:La Vérité française
3195:Témoignage chrétien
1686:Stinson 105 Voyager
1432:Cessna UC-78 Bobcat
1336:Beechcraft Model 18
685:radial engine on a
354:Martial Henri Valin
333:French North Africa
293:Martial Henri Valin
4560:Klaus Barbie trial
4297:Liberation of Nice
4115:Battle of Carentan
4110:Operation Overlord
3847:Bernard Montgomery
3817:
3448:Pierre Brossolette
3266:Free French Africa
2760:Free French Africa
2664:Free French Forces
2641:
2330:AĂ©ro-Editions SARL
2322:(No.326 Squadron)
2311:AĂ©ro-Editions SARL
2225:Free French Forces
2210:Free French Flight
1851:Pierre Clostermann
1710:Vickers Wellington
1670:Supermarine Walrus
1446:Cunliffe-Owen OA.1
972:MĂ©daille militaire
691:
683:Bristol Mercury XV
675:
561:, or charged with
437:French West Africa
409:
401:
385:
313:
277:Free French Forces
265:Free French Forces
231:Free French Forces
4612:
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4549:Trente Glorieuses
4525:Épuration sauvage
4463:
4462:
4323:Operation Undergo
4318:Operation Astonia
4262:Provence landings
4062:Battle of Glières
4057:Battle of Vercors
4019:Battle of RĂ©union
4014:Tunisian campaign
3862:Raymond O. Barton
3842:Winston Churchill
3832:Charles de Gaulle
3616:
3615:
3586:French Resistance
3441:Emmanuel d'Astier
3427:Charles de Gaulle
3374:General de Lattre
3346:Kieffer commandos
3168:Libération (nord)
2568:Appeal of 18 June
2394:French Resistance
2230:French resistance
2188:
2187:
2180:Wallis and Futuna
1458:Curtiss P-40E/F/N
1274:
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1266:Wallis and Futuna
986:and the Order of
741:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
673:, 9 January 1943.
632:Thelepte, Tunisia
488:in Cameroon, and
467:Westland Lysander
433:Lionel de Marmier
417:Cross of Lorraine
393:French Equatorial
378:Cross of Lorraine
325:Charles de Gaulle
273:Charles de Gaulle
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4408:Atlantic pockets
4374:Battle of Alsace
4328:Atlantic pockets
4222:Atlantic pockets
4160:Battle of Ushant
4155:Maquis de Saffré
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3872:Philippe Leclerc
3867:George S. Patton
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988:Alexander Nevsky
964:LĂ©gion d'Honneur
955:No. 151 Wing RAF
939:Normandie-Niemen
920:Normandie-Niemen
905:, with a fourth
870:Nuremberg trials
816:Groupe de Chasse
809:Normandie-Niemen
463:Bristol Blenheim
451:Operation Menace
441:Vichy government
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