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French Forces in Operation Dragoon 1944
With Antoine Bourguilleau
Part of our Operation Dragoon and South of France series
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Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
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In this show we look at the French Forces that landed and fought in the South of France in 1944 under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The First Army was mainly composed of troops from France's North African territories - Maghrebis, French Pied-Noirs together with a significant number of escapees from occupied France. These troops had played a major role in the Corsican and Italian campaigns, with about 130,000 men engaged. In Autumn 1944, First Army comprised about 250,000 men, half of them Indigenes and half Europeans from North Africa. From September 1944 onward, 114,000 men of the French Forces of the Interior were added to the First Army, replacing many African troops. Eventually, more than 320,000 men would form the First Army during its final advances in Germany and Austria.
Antoine Bourguilleau is a historian and a major in the French army. His speciality is wargaming history. His previous appearance on WW2TV:
Paris and Power: August 1944
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French Forces in Operation Dragoon 1944
With Antoine Bourguilleau
Part of our Operation Dragoon and South of France series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lACq37Fjmjk7I6HiPU9QzMq&si=mF9ciq_SQD60dPSu
Also part of our 80th Anniversary Series
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDG3XyxGI5lCyOAGNszPdUOkA43dfSldX&si=bfIRjfLj4XKUcXds
In this show we look at the French Forces that landed and fought in the South of France in 1944 under General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The First Army was mainly composed of troops from France's North African territories - Maghrebis, French Pied-Noirs together with a significant number of escapees from occupied France. These troops had played a major role in the Corsican and Italian campaigns, with about 130,000 men engaged. In Autumn 1944, First Army comprised about 250,000 men, half of them Indigenes and half Europeans from North Africa. From September 1944 onward, 114,000 men of the French Forces of the Interior were added to the First Army, replacing many African troops. Eventually, more than 320,000 men would form the First Army during its final advances in Germany and Austria.
Antoine Bourguilleau is a historian and a major in the French army. His speciality is wargaming history. His previous appearance on WW2TV:
Paris and Power: August 1944
youtube.com/live/x8dOoY9vSCU
You can become a YouTube Member and support us here youtube.com/channel/UCUC1nmJGHmiKtlkpA6SJMeA
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