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Free France and its Free French Forces ( French : France Libre and Forces françaises libres) were the government-in-exile led by Charles de Gaulle during the Second World War and its military forces, that continued to fight against the Axis powers as one of the Allies after the fall of France . Set up in London in June 1940, it organised and supported the Resistance in occupied ...

Pete
Pete
9 May 2020

Garlic eating surrender monkeys...............

for info Application Details '20/00403/FUL' Documents related to this Application are available here. You can comment on this application using this form. Reference: 20/00403/FUL Address: 159 Exeter Road, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0AL Parish: Dawlish Ward: Dawlish North East Proposal: Dwelling in garden Type: Full Planning ...

well lynne you certainly told me there.PS who the ------ is charles de gaulle?

Lynne
Lynne
9 May 2020

Did we do something similar here? Did BoJo lay a wreath at the Cenataph and at the foot of Churchill's statue? Did I miss it? And anyway, whatever ceremonies/celebrations had been planned by any of the countries involved in VE  - all will have been curtailed because of the present pandemic.

b.o.liking
b.o.liking
9 May 2020

good to see they  pulled out all the stops.

Lynne
Lynne
9 May 2020

President Macron laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Paris - the ceremony closed to all but a small group of officials. Image copyright REUTERS Those few attending kept strictly to social distancing, and a small military choir sang the Marseillaise. President Macron began the ceremony with a wreath-laying at the statue of Gen Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French ...

Sorry for the delay and a very special St Georges day to you carer

Probably by waving the Stars & Stripes and praising the yanks for all that they had done for them.

b.o.liking
b.o.liking
9 May 2020

Anyone have a clue?