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‘We’ve been there’: French Resistance fighters speak out against rule by the far right

In the run-up to the second round of legislative elections in France, former members of the resistance to Nazi rule are voicing their concerns over the possibility of a far-right government taking power. They urge the French people not to forget the legacy, spirit and values of the French Resistance…

France 24

Anti-Semitic rape shocks France during snap election campaign

Saturday, June 22, 2024: In this week's roundup of French news, we bring you the latest from the lightning campaign ahead of snap legislative elections. Anti-Semitism came back to the forefront of political debate after the shocking rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl by boys her own age. Plus, a…

France 24

Macron marks 84 years since de Gaulle's call to resist Nazi occupation

French President Emmanuel Macron is on the Ile-de-Sein in western Brittany to commemorate the historic 18 June 1940 radio broadcast from London by General Charles de Gaulle, who made the "call to resistance and refusal of the spirit of defeat".

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WWII: In the footsteps of the African Resistance fighters who fell in the Battle of Vercors

Thousands of German soldiers moved in on southeastern France's Vercors Plateau in July 1944 in a bid to crush a regional uprising led by a rural French Resistance group. Over 100 Resistance fighters died in the bloody battles on the mountainside. Many of them were of African origin but who…

France 24

Macron Recalls Dark Side Of French WWII History In Resistance Tribute

President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday hailed the heroism of members of the World War II Resistance based on a remote Alpine plateau, but also remembered the "errors" of French collaborationist forces who sided with the Germans against them.

International Business Times

Macron hails Resistance martyrs ahead of 80th anniversary of D-Day landings

President Emmanuel Macron visited the southern French town of Vassieux-en-Vercors on Tuesday to lead a tribute to the local Maquis Resistance fighters who launched an attack against pro-Nazi forces 80 years ago – before a final counter-attack by German troops.

Radio France Internationale

Rey Skywalker's Dark Side Turn: A Star Wars Revelation

Explore a dark side Rey cosplay imagining an alternate sequel trilogy storyline in the Star Wars universe.

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The New Look on Apple TV+ review: haute couture gets The Crown treatment

This lavish, sweeping drama boasts an all-star cast including Juliette Binoche and Maisie Williams

Evening Standard

Famous Marylebone building known as "spy corner" where SOE agents were trained sold for £3m

A Marylebone office building that served as a secret Second World War training centre for spies preparing to be dropped into Nazi occupied France has been sold for around £3 million.

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Historian debunks claims that Coco Chanel served in the French Resistance

New documents surfaced in September indicating that Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel may have played a double role during World War II, serving not only as an informant for the Nazis but also as a member of the French Resistance. But a historian who has analysed the new evidence says he has…

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The Terminator franchise should take a break from the big screen in order to evolve

The Terminator will surely be back soon, but maybe the long-running sci-fi franchise should avoid cinemas for a while and evolve somewhere else.

Evening Standard

Historian wins £50,000 Wolfson History Prize for book about resistance movements fighting the Nazis

Halik Kochanski, who has taught at King’s College and University College London, wins prestigious prize for her work Resistance

Reason

Mitt Romney, Like So Many NeverTrumpers, Was Hobbled by His Own Grubby Political Ambitions

The Mormon wing of the conservative #Resistance turned out to be just as fallible as the hawks and libertarians.

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The Cast of 'All the Light We Cannot See': Your Guide

Netflix's adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel boasts a talented international cast.

France 24

Robert Doisneau, the wartime years: Paris show hails photographer’s ‘spirit of resistance’

French photographer Robert Doisneau is celebrated for his portrayal of Parisian street scenes and pioneering photojournalism. A new exhibition looks at his lesser-known career forging documents in Nazi-occupied Paris, his photographs of wartime France, and his series on the underground printers who played such a vital role in the French…

The Guardian - UK

The Postcard by Anne Berest review – an autofictional tale of family survival

The author sets out to discover what happened to her ancestors during the Holocaust in this gripping, poignant work

Inverse

'Xiono'? Ahsoka's Antagonistic Senator Comes From Forgotten Star Wars Show

Senator Xiono, one of the most interesting new characters in 'Ahsoka' Episode 3, has ties to Star Wars' future.

Total Film

That Ahsoka Senator has appeared in Star Wars before

The Senator has already appeared in Star Wars Resistance

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France pays tribute to 'youngest resistant' who has died aged 91

France has paid tribute to one of its youngest members of the Resistance during the Second World War, who, at the age of 11, hid false identity cards under her dolls in her family home during German army raids in Normandy.

Radio France Internationale

France begins exhuming Nazi soldiers executed by French Resistance

French and German experts have begun exhuming the remains of a group of Nazi soldiers who were executed by French Resistance fighters during World War II. They were buried in a mass grave that lay hidden for almost 80 years before it was uncovered last month.

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