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To: ameribbean expat
Maréchal, Nous Voilà (Marshal, we are here) (sine nomine, 1941)--Marshal Pétain's theme song--a stirring tune that emphasizes patriotic themes and even lauds Pétain as the hero of Verdun--ironic, since his regime was a puppet of Germany.
6 posted on 11/07/2018 4:24:52 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

The Nazis were hoping they could mollify the French to point where they wouldn’t need to station so many troops in France, and could free them up for the Eastern Front.


14 posted on 11/07/2018 7:47:53 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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