#free french

[skull-designs]

Armistice Day

The Free French Cemetery.

Poignantly, the final photo shows the graves of Christian, Muslim and Jewish people who fought and died together.

Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

#cemetery #graveyard #grave #gravestone #surrey #lest we forget #armistice day #free french #world war two

[antoni-g]

From "SAS Rogue Heroes" (2022)

#sas rogue heroes #ww2 #bbc #jack o'connell #paddy mayne #free french

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“BENEATH THE SEA THE SURCOUF SPAT TORPEDOES, THROUGH THE AIR HER FLEDGLING PLANE HURLED BOMBS; NOW SHE IS LOST,” Toronto Star. April 18, 1942. Page 4. ---- TWO EIGHT-INCH GUNS the Surcouf carried. She was the heaviest armed submarine afloat. She had 10 torpedo tubes and an anti-aircraft battery.

SAILORS CHOP ice away from the unique gun carriage beneath the conning tower. The Surcouf's crew was the only one which put up a scrap, killing one British sailor, when the Royal Navy took over units of the French fleet. Since then it's been Free French, a staunch ally.

SHE CARRIED A SEAPLANE, even, the extraordinary Surcouf. This is the entrance to the "hangar" into which the pontoon-equipped plane taxied after reconnaissance.

AS LARGE AS A SURFACE warship's is this wardroom. in the Free French submarine. The sleeping quarters were said to be as large and comfortable as those of the most modern train.

#surcouf #forces navales françaises libres #croiseur sous-marin #lost at sea #shipwreck #world war II #submarine #submarine warfare #france libre #free french #la france libre

[lightdancer1]

Bir Hacheim likewise is one of the best battles fought by the Free French:

The French troops that fought at Bir Hacheim were 99% Black, a reality that reflected as noted the respective enthusiasm for the pro-Nazi regime in Vichy in the wartime French population right up until Normandy stuck, at which point nobody supported Vichy except Petain and Laval. These same troops, unlike the defeatist officer corps and the middlingly willing men of the 1940 campaign who outside the most elite forces were a coin toss in how well they fought the Germans, fought one of the most famous for all the wrong reasons German generals in the course of two years of maneuver warfare where vastly superior British forces largely got the shit kicked out of them because they had no idea how to use what they had.

By comparison the Free French were both willing to fight and while lacking the full panoply of tools for modern war showed that simply being willing to fight Germans at all turned them from masterful maneuver specialists to refighting Verdun with the same results. General Rommel in particular never really understood how to fight above the level of leading a division....and unfortunately for Germany was given command of an entire theater and proceeded to show he was a good division commander. Fortunately for the Black soldiers in Bir Hacheim repeatedly charging into the teeth of prepared defensive positions allowed them to spend two weeks slaughtering Germans and to retreat in good order, while Rommel was left uncertain just what happened to him and why it did.

#lightdancer comments on history #black history month #african history #world war 2 #north african campaign #free french #black history #military history #battle of bir hacheim

[lillianjmoseley]

Régler maintenant! 

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#link click #free #french #free french #clicknow #kaamelott fanfiction #kaamelott fanfictions #secret santa kameloot 2021 #ssk21 #kaamelott #arthur x guenievre #guenièvre pendragon #les retrouvailles et les explications #fluff #smut #magie #my fic

[thevvitchbitch]

#video #free palestine #gaza #west bank #jerusalem #usa news #us politics #ceasefire now #france #palestine #palestine news #social justice #middle east #lgbtq #feminism #french

[therevereddead]

#obituaries #notable deaths #deaths (obituaries) #in memoriam #d day landings #france #free french #world war second #world war 2

[alanmalcherhistorian]

Operation Josephine B: Sabotage of Pessac Power Station in France. June 1941

One of the transformers destroyed during the attack (German Federal Archives) In May 1941 the Special Operations Executive (SOE) received a request to sabotage the power station in Passaic near Bordeaux but the French Section had no agents available: most had already been deployed to France on various operations and others were still being trained at the school for advanced industrial sabotage…

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#Alan Malcher #Alan Malcher Historian #Clandestine Warfare #Free French #French Resistance #Operation Josephine B #SOE #Subversive Warfare

[dietmar44]

Liberation tea set after DDay in France (End 1944/1945)

One coaster with the free French flag (FFL)

Another two with the English flag.

The main and the last rectangular one with the American one (Colors and stars)

Ensemble de napperons brodé en France reprenant les thèmes de la Libération : France Libre, GB,USA.

#breizh #bretagne #brittany #cotesdarmor #english channel #france #dday #d day landings #liberation #liberty #government #gi issues #normandie #normandy #france life #free french #francais #ww2era #cod ww2 #ww2 oc #call of duty ww2 #ww2 germany #ww2pictures #ww2 planes #america #amerika #usa #west point #imperial war museum #invalides

[thatrandomsarahchick]

DC x DP short

I'm picturing Danny moving to Gotham once he's an adult. He came out to his parents, and it went fine. More than fine. They listened to how he was struggling at school because he kept having to chase down the ghosts they let out by leaving the portal open. Jack was super proud of his son for being a ghost hunter even as a ghost, but Maddie understood his concern and set up some new protocols for the portal.

It now automatically closes after two minutes unless a specific command is put in by Danny to keep it open while he is in the Zone, and the shielding around it actually works to stop ghosts coming trig without hurting them now.

The shine of the mortal world has worn off for most of his regulars now, and those that come through have figured out compromises so they can still fulfil their obsessions without hurting others. The meta-protection act officially disbands the GIW, and Red Huntress is given a very thorough speaking to about personal bias and vendettas. She's not allowed back in the field until she comes to the realisation that ghosts are people too, and that she been the bad guy by hunting them the way she did. Phantom is officially recognised as a Hero, but he turns down working for any teams or joining the Big Leagues. He agrees to act as a back up though, in case of any world ending event.

By the time senior year rolls around, Danny has gotten his grades up enough that he can go to a pretty decent university if he wants to. He chooses Gotham University for his engineering degree because they're a feeder school for Wayne Enterprises, who in turn are a feeder company for working for the Justice League as a civilian engineer. Tucker also chooses GU for their tech program, while Sam elects not to go to university straight away.

Tucker and Danny move into an apartment right on the borders of Crime Alley and The Narrows. Tucker manages an impressive 4 months as a local hacker before Oracle notices him, but Danny only manages 3 weeks before he's spotted by a Bat.

He's lying down a foot above his building's roof, looking at the stars. It's a very rare cloudless night, and the power is out in his area. Poison Ivy had launched an attack earlier in the day that had taken cut the power lines, with her mutant plants feeding on the smog and pollution to get stronger.

Duke was up late, finishing the day shift by a quick loop of The Narrows, when he noticed a slightly glowing teenager(?) floating on one of the roofs. He takes note that the man isn't causing any harm and is just peacefully stargazing, before calling it in to Jason. He was technically supposed to be off the clock an hour ago, and besides, the building was on the Crime Alley side of this street. It's Jason's problem now.

Jason, on the other hand, is exhausted and just wants to have a quiet patrol before collapsing in bed. He hadn't been hit by Ivy's plants, but had taken a couple of tumbles while dodging them. He heads over to the address Duke gave him, to find the guy still floating there staring at the sky. He gets it, he does, he would float above the grime that coats Gotham rooftops if he could, but it's dangerous for a meta to be so unawares of his surroundings like this while obviously displaying his powers.

Danny, meanwhile, had clocked both of the vigilantes coming near him, but was really hoping that they would leave him alone. It had been a very long day for him. He'd finally managed to get to campus for his class, only to find that the place was covered in overgrown plants. He'd had to freeze a few to get into the building, and had then spent most of the afternoon in the library due to his class being cancelled. Unfortunately for him, his nearly finished assignment that he'd spent the day working on was eaten by one of the giant flowers on his way home. He'd been 'saved' by the stabby Robin, which had caused him to then also lose his laptop as they crashed to the rooftop a few streets over.

Thankfully, he had an amazing best friend in Tucker, who was doing his best to recover as much data as possible. On the downside, though, Tucker was mad at him for now having saved a backup of his files since they left Amity. He'd fled to the roof to escape his wrath, plans of bribes in the form of food running through his mind, when he'd caught sight of the Stars. Holy shit. It was so clear tonight!

He didn't even realise he'd begun to glow and float, too caught up in naming all of the stars and constellations he could see. His Obsession was feeling very satisfied tonight. Usually he had to invisibly fly above the cloud cover to see such a sight. Sure, the light pollution was still bad, but his mind was able to fill in the blanks across the sky.

The moment Jason landed on his roof, Danny heaved a great sigh. Damnit. The fun police were here. He wrenched his eyes from the sky, only to notice that - oh, shit - he was floating again. He fell to the roof with a light thump.

"Heeeyyy stranger, come here often?" Danny asked, as he rolled over to his side, propping his head up on his hand.

#now it's your turn #how does Jason respond to this? #danny just casually in a 'paint me like one of your french girls' pose without even realising #jason coming to the realisation that oh shit. he's hot. #danny and tucker move to gotham for university #in my mind Sam becomes a chef #so that she can promote healthy tasty eating that's meat free #dcxdp #dpxdc #dc x dp #dp x dc #dp x dc fanfic #dc x dp fanfic #someone please find this and add to it

[intersectionalpraxis]

#feminist #social justice #settler colonialism #settler violence #colonialism #colonial violence #french imperialism #british imperialism #belgium #free congo #algeria #history #human rights violations #human rights

[antoni-g]

From "SAS Rogue Heroes" (2022)

#sas rogue heroes #ww2 #bbc #jack o'connell #connor swindells #paddy mayne #david stirling #free french

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

“FRENCH COLONIALS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,” Montreal Gazette. August 8, 1942. Page 14. ---- Fighting France Photo. ---- Under the command of General de Larminat and General Koenig, of Bir Hacheim fame, a Fighting French Brigade on service in the Middle East comprises Foreign Legion, French Colonial troops and other units. Here is a machine gun post in the forward part of the line manned by colonial troops reported to be among the most courageous of fighters.

#world war ii #free french #france libre #forces françaises libres #north african campaign #tirailleurs sénégalais #french foreign legion #legion etrangere #1re division française libre #machine gunners #machine gun emplacement

[gurinpotte]

“

love me in the snow, love me in the sun, love me, the beige skin among the flowers of red" ∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄∾⋄

Inspired in part by beloved Gravity, by @katnissmellarkkk and by Roi, by Videoclub! The song doesn't have the everlark vibes per se but the lyrics are so cute and very snapshot like. The fic is perfect, very natural paced and full of longing, 100% recommend!!! Please do zoom in for hi-res, gave my life and tears for this one 💖

#everlark #just wanted to do bits of their life post mj #not as angsty as it should be #i know #but this kids! they've been thru enough #also so funny that videoclub is literally a teenage couple #excuse my actual french and free translation #both these languages are not my original one #might find some brazilian song to everlark to next #thg #thg series #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #peeniss #katniss and peeta #post mockingjay #gurin illustrates thg

[the-eyespy]

🇫🇷🇵🇸 A French soldier in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) posts a video stating, "We're going to Gaza, we're going to massacre them!"

#france #french #idf #israel #israhell #israël #gazaunderattack #news update #human rights #genocide #war news #palestine #free gaza #gaza #tel aviv #antisemitism #gaza genocide

[hypogryffin]

Erina and Sophie....

erina and sophie..... perhaps even sophie and erina....

#persona 5 #p5 #asks & requests #p5t #p5t erina #p5s #p5s sophia #sophia persona 5 #persona 5 sophia #persona 5 strikers #persona 5 scramble #persona 5 tactica #i will fill the p5s tag my fucking self if i have to #comics #chef recommended #good lord is that all the tags i need. am i done am i free. YEESH okay #anyways i think theyd be so silly together #no one utilises the comedic potential of erina living in the fantasy french revolution but i think deep learning ai sophia is a good match #either way theyre so good as parallels like hold on SPOILERS FOR BOTH GAMES PAST THIS POINT #both of them were created as last-ditch efforts. erina is the manifetation of toshiros suppressed hope and rebellion and sophia is ichinose #attempt at understanding the human heart and her own repressed emotions #theyre both constructs of the heart in one form or another even if they were created in v different ways