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In reply to the discussion: FOUND! The leaders of ANTIFA!! Time to prosecute these CRIMINALS: [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,295 posts)49. What the fuck?
At the outbreak of World War II, de Gaulle commanded a tank brigade attached to the French Fifth Army. In May 1940, after assuming command as temporary brigadier general in the 4th Armoured Divisionthe rank that he retained for the rest of his lifehe twice had the opportunity to apply his theories on tank warfare. He was mentioned as an admirable, energetic, and courageous leader. On June 6 he entered the government of Paul Reynaud as undersecretary of state for defense and war, and he undertook several missions to England to explore the possibilities of continuing the war. When the Reynaud government was replaced 10 days later by that of Marshal Pétain, who intended to seek an armistice with the Germans, de Gaulle left for England. On June 18 he broadcast from London his first appeal to his compatriots to continue the war under his leadership. On August 2, 1940, a French military court tried and sentenced him in absentia to death, deprivation of military rank, and confiscation of property.
De Gaulle entered his wartime career as a political leader with tremendous liabilities. He had only a handful of haphazardly recruited political supporters and volunteers for what were to become the Free French Forces. He had no political status and was virtually unknown in both Britain and France. But he had an absolute belief in his mission and a conviction that he possessed the qualities of leadership. He was totally devoted to France and had the strength of character (or obstinacy, as it often appeared to the British) to fight for French interests as he saw them with all the resources at his disposal.
In his country, to the politicians on the political left, a career officer who was a practicing Roman Catholic was not an immediately acceptable political leader, while to those on the right he was a rebel against Pétain, who was a national hero and Frances only field marshal. Broadcasts from London, the action of the Free French Forces, and the contacts of resistance groups in France either with de Gaulles own organization or with those of the British secret services brought national recognition of his leadership; but full recognition by his allies came only after the liberation of Paris in August 1944.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-de-Gaulle-president-of-France
De Gaulle entered his wartime career as a political leader with tremendous liabilities. He had only a handful of haphazardly recruited political supporters and volunteers for what were to become the Free French Forces. He had no political status and was virtually unknown in both Britain and France. But he had an absolute belief in his mission and a conviction that he possessed the qualities of leadership. He was totally devoted to France and had the strength of character (or obstinacy, as it often appeared to the British) to fight for French interests as he saw them with all the resources at his disposal.
In his country, to the politicians on the political left, a career officer who was a practicing Roman Catholic was not an immediately acceptable political leader, while to those on the right he was a rebel against Pétain, who was a national hero and Frances only field marshal. Broadcasts from London, the action of the Free French Forces, and the contacts of resistance groups in France either with de Gaulles own organization or with those of the British secret services brought national recognition of his leadership; but full recognition by his allies came only after the liberation of Paris in August 1944.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-de-Gaulle-president-of-France
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My family lore spoke of my uncle driving with Patton. We always thought it was made up history until
Pepsidog
Sep 2020
#13
If Patton had witnessed Trump as a Russian puppet, he'd have slapped Trump
Number9Dream
Sep 2020
#42
Yes indeedy, I named nearly all as the pix scrolled by. Have to go back and look for Eisenhower...
Hekate
Sep 2020
#15
Shame Trumpers would have no idea what you are conveying with these pics and that's the problem.
Pepsidog
Sep 2020
#11
Mine too, Ike was the last decent Republican President we've had, all the rest sucked.
KS Toronado
Sep 2020
#20
You would be surprised at how many people do NOT know that about high tax rates.
WyattKansas
Sep 2020
#33
And I've found one of their subordinates who's STILL LIVING AT THE SAME ADDRESS!!!
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2020
#34