French Cafe » germans http://www.ot-maurice.com Your Connection To Everything French Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:36 +0000 en hourly 1 What did the english get in exchange for their alliance with france 1904? http://www.ot-maurice.com/what-did-the-english-get-in-exchange-for-their-alliance-with-france-1904/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/what-did-the-english-get-in-exchange-for-their-alliance-with-france-1904/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:04:00 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/what-did-the-english-get-in-exchange-for-their-alliance-with-france-1904/ and 2.) according to the schlieffen plan, why did the germans choose to focus on france first?

]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/what-did-the-english-get-in-exchange-for-their-alliance-with-france-1904/feed/ 1 French Colonial Soldiers in German PRISONER-OF-WAR Camps (1940-1945) http://www.ot-maurice.com/french-colonial-soldiers-in-german-prisoner-of-war-camps-1940-1945/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/french-colonial-soldiers-in-german-prisoner-of-war-camps-1940-1945/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:49:59 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/french-colonial-soldiers-in-german-prisoner-of-war-camps-1940-1945/ After the conclusion of the armistice with France, the Germans held approximately 120,000 non-white soldiers from the French colonies in France’s Occupied Zone. Based on new research in French and German archives, this article argues that the treatment of these prisoners by the Germans was less harsh than is often assumed and that being held in France was an advantage for the POWs. The article further shows that the prisoners experienced a profound disillusionment with the Vichy authorities and later with the Gaullist state. The POW experience therefore helped to drive a wedge between the French state and its colonial soldiers.

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]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/french-colonial-soldiers-in-german-prisoner-of-war-camps-1940-1945/feed/ 0 FRANCE: Israeli group buys historic Hotel Lutetia, a former Nazi haunt http://www.ot-maurice.com/france-israeli-group-buys-historic-hotel-lutetia-a-former-nazi-haunt/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/france-israeli-group-buys-historic-hotel-lutetia-a-former-nazi-haunt/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:20:03 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/france-israeli-group-buys-historic-hotel-lutetia-a-former-nazi-haunt/ The Israeli group Alrov Properties has announced that it has bought the iconic Hotel Lutetia, an Art Deco Parisian Left Bank institution that was occupied by the Germans during World War II.
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]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/france-israeli-group-buys-historic-hotel-lutetia-a-former-nazi-haunt/feed/ 0 The French village that wants to forget http://www.ot-maurice.com/the-french-village-that-wants-to-forget/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/the-french-village-that-wants-to-forget/#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:20:04 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/the-french-village-that-wants-to-forget/ Sixty-five years on from the Nazi occupation of France, memories are still too painful for some to make peace with the Germans. I’ve just come across an example in a little village near the western town of Châtellerault. A German…
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]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/the-french-village-that-wants-to-forget/feed/ 0 Can someone tell me what happened in France during the Germany control of it in World War 2? http://www.ot-maurice.com/can-someone-tell-me-what-happened-in-france-during-the-germany-control-of-it-in-world-war-2/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/can-someone-tell-me-what-happened-in-france-during-the-germany-control-of-it-in-world-war-2/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:52 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/can-someone-tell-me-what-happened-in-france-during-the-germany-control-of-it-in-world-war-2/ Can someone tell me what happened in France during the Germany control of it in World War 2?

Like how the French people were treated by the Germans, plans of fleeing the country if they able too, and about the resistance. Any additional information would be nice. If you have any links about this topic or book sources please include them. I want to know more about this subject.

And please no smart mouth answers. I’ve been researching this topic for a little while but I still want to know more. And I’ll enjoy hearing your answers too!

]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/can-someone-tell-me-what-happened-in-france-during-the-germany-control-of-it-in-world-war-2/feed/ 5 How many soldiers did the Germans commit to defending France? http://www.ot-maurice.com/how-many-soldiers-did-the-germans-commit-to-defending-france/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/how-many-soldiers-did-the-germans-commit-to-defending-france/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:31 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/how-many-soldiers-did-the-germans-commit-to-defending-france/ How many soldiers did the Germans commit to defending France?
Could they have won the war in the Soviet Union, if they didn’t have to defend France as well?

]]> http://www.ot-maurice.com/how-many-soldiers-did-the-germans-commit-to-defending-france/feed/ 2 Why did the French surrender to the Germans without a fight during WWII? http://www.ot-maurice.com/why-did-the-french-surrender-to-the-germans-without-a-fight-during-wwii/ http://www.ot-maurice.com/why-did-the-french-surrender-to-the-germans-without-a-fight-during-wwii/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:48:08 +0000 admin http://www.ot-maurice.com/why-did-the-french-surrender-to-the-germans-without-a-fight-during-wwii/ Was there a strategy behind such move? The French must have known they would not be alone, and that the combined forces of the allies (The USA, Britain, and Russia) would crush the Germans. I just can’t understand why they gave up without a fight. Your thoughts?

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