The Fight Carried On Before Liberation
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Although German forces occupied France quicker than even they expected, that doesn’t mean it was smooth sailing before Allied forces liberated France. All the while, the occupiers faced acts of sabotage and insurgency from the French Resistance.
Indeed, three members of the resistance are pictured here, firing and supplying a Bren light machine gun with ammo as they take the fight to some German snipers.