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Matthew Cobb, author of ‘The Resistance: the French fight against the Nazis’, examines the contradictory role of the French Communist Party during World War II

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Lions led by donkeys In June 1940, the Nazi blitzkrieg led to the occupation of France. A puppet government was set up in Vichy and France began to be transformed into an exploited colony. Virtually straightaway, ordinary people took action. They produced leaflets, cut telephone cables and eventually set up underground organisations. Alongside members of the... »