The WWII Vichy French Come Charging Out Of Perry Miniatures
October 12, 2015 by brennon
Perry Miniatures have now released the Vichy French for their World War II range. These metal miniatures come in two flavours with both Advancing and Skirmishing. So, you have them on the move and getting stuck into the fighting...
I honestly don't know much about how the French did after the occupation of their country during World War II. It's a shame really as I should know more about them considering the scale of the conflict and how close they are as neighbours.
Maybe some of you kind folk can enlighten me in the comments below?
Get chatting!
"...you have them on the move and getting stuck into the fighting"
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Those are rather good.
For the French they either went and fought beside the British or Joined the Vichy French and fought with the Germans. The SS was the most culturally diverse military Organisation in the world and a lot of that was due to French, Belgium and other Europeans that joined to fight Communism (or so I’ve read). A lot of the guys defending the Reichstag were actually Frenchmen from the Charlemagne Unit. The Germans recruited from wherever they could even recruiting a Soviet Officer to form the Russian Liberation Army.
From my small understanding of it, after France was occupied, Germany basically made southern France a puppet state run by the Vichy government. They had troops in North Africa that fought the Allies (very reluctantly, and often didn’t fight or gave up).
Some also fought very hard for the Vichy sympathizers.
I’m no expert on the period or the Vichy French, but my understanding is that the Vichy French forces _did_ fight for the government, or at least defent ‘their’ territory, but didn’t go on the offensive. Some people did join the SS of course, but the French regime didn’t participate much in the fighting except when its colonies were attacked by the British, Americans, etc.
Hopefully someone else @oriskany perhaps? …Will be along soon to tell you something more helpful!
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