08-22-2004, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Montreal, Quebec
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Originally posted by EviLSuperstaR
Btw the french groundtroops where the first to enter Kuwait in the first gulf war. If it is not about lies, they do help.
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And contrary to the belief here that without the US, France would speak German:
There was another front than Normandie:
Quote:
France celebrates 'other D-Day'
Paris, France, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A naval display off the French Riviera Sunday ended two days of celebrations to honor Allied veterans who freed southern France during World War II.
French President Jacques Chirac and the leaders of 14 African states that contributed troops to the 1944 invasion attended the ceremony, the BBC reported.
Chirac said France would never forget "the blood that was shed".
The August 15 assault, known as the "other D-Day," used 450,000 soldiers to open a new front against the Nazis.
The soldiers who stormed the area by boat, parachute and glider included some 100,000 troops from countries that were then colonies of France - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal and Ivory Coast.
The vastly outnumbered German forces, already reeling from the D-Day assault in northern France, were forced to retreat.
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http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breakin...3655-1634r.htm
Note: the Washington Times.
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I know that Asspimple is stoopid ... As he says, it is a FACT !
But I can't figure out how he can breathe or type , at the same time ....
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