tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438350400939215262.post5035197964351367228..comments2023-09-09T13:18:46.942+02:00Comments on La Resistance: Personal NoteKensingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13864675904725668844noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438350400939215262.post-77528975485767059602011-03-23T22:44:10.902+01:002011-03-23T22:44:10.902+01:00I am just thrilled to find this blog on the French...I am just thrilled to find this blog on the French Resistance! I was just watching the documentary "The Sorrow and the Pity" about the occupation (and resistance) and was quite struck by how ambivalent many Frenchmen were to the German occupation. I almost had the impression that many Frenchmen PREFERRED the Nazis to the British. Just incredible! They interviewed one French aristrocrat who actually served in Germany's Russian campaigns.<br /><br />I am particularly interested in hearing more about the conflicts betweent the various French resistance movements. I have heard that the British and Americans setup their own intelligence networks (and resistance groups) in France because De Gaul was too interested in futile "action" (e.g. sabatoge, attacks on Germans, etc) instead of just the mundane intelligence gathering that the Americans and British needed. I remember reading how the British and Americans were appalled that De Gaul would put the precious intelligence networks at risk with flashy attacks on the Germans which would wind up getting the participants noticed and result in the dismantling of the networks.<br /><br />Is it true that the Americans setup their own network of French intelligence operatives, running the operation out of Switzerland? Is there truth to the rumours that after the war the French government refused to recognize French citizens who had been members of the British or American networks, denying them pensions or official status granted to other resistance veterans?<br /><br />I almost wonder if De Gaul was less concerned with fighting Germany than solidifying a political base with which to re-build the nation after the war. Where the Americans and British primarily only cared about getting the intelligence they needed to defeat the Germans De Gaul wanted to use the resistance as a way to re-build French pride and honor.Surkanstancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04585126606657293898noreply@blogger.com