The French Resistance
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The Rise of the Resistance in France
The story of resistance was a very difficult one and although many many resistors fought bravely they did play a very important part in the liberation of the country. The tide is turning as more French people are donning the red, white and blue armbands that proclaim they are fighting back. Lieutenant Madeleine Rifaud had been sentenced to death for shooting a Nazi officer at point blank range but has returned to fight with the Sanj used company of the partisan fighters. A field telephone rings with news of a German train packed with troops and ammunition in their area. If it gets through it could be a massacre. Their best hope is to stop the enemy train at a nearby bridge.
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