Les libérations de la France
tv show
12 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired June 21, 1994
Overview
Region by region, the history of the liberation of France at the end of the Second World War.
Bretagne: Rendez-vous à la plage
Season 1 - Episode 4 - 0h 0m
Air Date
July 12, 1994
Overview
"Meet at the beach," announces the BBC. On June 6, 1944, the Allied paratroopers found a region ravaged by the Occupation. All summer, the 150,000 German soldiers present in Brittany are engaged against the armed F.F.I. (French Forces of the Interior). But this guerrilla army could not have lasted long without the arrival of American troops. In mid-August, Allied General Patton, astonished by the efficiency of these mysterious F.F.I., turned his back on the Atlantic and headed for the Seine. With nearly 12,000 killed, the siege of Brest was the most important battle ...