Charles de Gaulle wanted Frenchmen to lead the liberation of Paris
Charles de Gaulle wanted Frenchmen to lead the liberation of Paris
I don’t believe it!
Those nice French people couldn’t be racist! Why, if they were racist, our media would be telling us!
BTTT
Should I care?
This story doesn’t strike me as very believable. I find it hard to believe that two thirds of the Free French were Black. I know they had Colonies all around the world including Chad, Madagascar, North Africa, and lots in the South Pacific but no where near a majority of France and her possessions were in Sub-Saharan Africa.
why should I care?
Sounds like they didn’t allow any AMERICAN soldiers their either, regardless of color or race.
2/3’s???? No freaking way
One of the dirty little secrets of that era was that Hitler’s “master race” ideology was extremely popular even among many leaders in the Allied countries.