Forces françaises libres

Key facts

Active

8 January 1943 ( 1943-01-08 ) –1945 ( 1945 )

Country

Free France Second French Colonial Empire

Type

Army

Size

550,000 (1944) 1,300,000 (1945)

Engagements

Italian campaign , Liberation of Corsica , Battle of Marseille , Operation Overlord , Liberation of Paris , Operation Dragoon , Campaign of France , Colmar Pocket , French West Africa

Notable commanders

Henri Giraud , Charles de Gaulle

via Wikipedia infobox

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