The period preceding the landing saw an upsurge in raids and espionage activities by the 500 maquisards of the French Forces of the Interior (F.F.I.).However, the Germans remained a surprising indecision, not knowing how to predict the site chosen for the landing. Genoa, the Adriatic, a double attac
Maxime Weygand (January 21, 1867 - January 28, 1965) was a French general officer, member of the French Academy. He played a major role in both World Wars. Weygand was born on January 21, 1867 in Brussels, Belgium. According to some sources, he was the illegitimate son of Empress Charlotte of Mexi
WALEWSKA (Mary, Countess) (Born in 1789 - Paris, 1817.) Polish noblewoman, mistress of Napoleon 1st.Married at the age of 17 to Count Walewski, almost in his seventies, Marie Walewska dreams of seeing Poland reborn from its ashes and believes she is serving this noble cause by eventually agreeing t
In the modern navy, a frigate protects a precious building (aircraft carrier, projection and command building, nuclear submarine), anti-ship warfare, anti-submarine or anti-aircraft warfare, surveillance of a maritime zone... The word frigate refers to very different types of ships, it originated i