The French Resistance in WWII | History Traveler Episode 41

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  • @vawterb
    @vawterb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have nothing but respect for the French Resistance! Thank you. A a great unplanned stop! On a side note I was in Paris back in 1974 while still in high school. From what I witnessed of traffic in Paris at the time my hat is off to you for braving it! The motorcycles are "lane splitting" it is legal in Calif. where I live. In other states it isn't legal.

    • @allysonh6410
      @allysonh6410 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      1 of the few things still legal in California? Haha jk

  • @rayfriend7450
    @rayfriend7450 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My grandfather, Georges Fabre, a school teacher, was sent to Dachau for his suspected resistance activities. My grandmother was successful in obtaining his release, but he remained gaunt the remainder of his life.
    In the small village of Saint Andre le Coq there is a plaque commemorating his French military service in North Africa, and his membership in the resistance. Glad to see that you visited the memorial to those who fought for Honneur et Patrie la France.

  • @rixplace1374
    @rixplace1374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You,Sir deserve a medal for automotive bravery in combat with French and particularly Parisian drivers. They are ruthless, unswerving in their attempts to force you to surrender. I spent 30 minutes one Friday afternoon trying to extricate self and return a rental car. Finalliy I laid on the horn and blasted my way to the far outside lane, I took no prisoners and won the day with guile and fortitude. ViVe les Americain drivers

  • @brunol-p_g8800
    @brunol-p_g8800 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    5:55: they don’t mention the Americans or the Brits, because the French were the ones who managed to break through Monte Cassino, and led to the victory in Italy, as well as the ones who truly liberated Italy and Rome.

  • @ub1953
    @ub1953 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very impressive and fitting. Always moved by La Marseillaise scene in CASABLANCA

  • @gavindownham9737
    @gavindownham9737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Not only were many French brave assisting the SOE but they upped it up a whole notch when helping the SAS when they were dropped into France in the build-up to and after D-Day.

  • @jacobchvatal3836
    @jacobchvatal3836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Videos are surely getting better and I love it!

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh wow. Thank you. I really appreciate that. Pretty excited about some of the future videos.

  • @marcverresen
    @marcverresen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm heading out to see the memorial today. I was so moved by your video and I am preparing for an emotionally powerful day. Thank you for sharing the history about this important historical monument.

    • @stanleymcvay9283
      @stanleymcvay9283 ปีที่แล้ว

      Problem is, there is no freedom, unless you make your own.

  • @seashepherds4959
    @seashepherds4959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It is understandable that one might feel intimidated by the French, they have been occupied by invading armies and tourists for as long as there has been a France. It can be annoying for them but they LOVE when people are polite and try to speak french, though they will soon give up trying to understand "whatever it is you are speaking." (Kate Blanchette, Monuments Men) and politely respond in English if they can. All of my visits to France have been absolutely positive simply because I use the international language of Politeness and Patience. The French have set aside so much land to cemeteries for the Allies I think we can cut them some slack. The majority are grateful, very grateful to America as we to them (Lafayette, French Navy, Statue of Liberty). During the the Nazi occupation their homes and lands were bombed by the allies and though it was painful for them they still showed up to cheer our troops on. Finally The French Resistance took great losses and betrayals even from the allies- Lest We Forget.

  • @tubadude905
    @tubadude905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good video - wish I knew about the memorial, would have stopped by last year on our trip to Normandy.

  • @challenger_commander
    @challenger_commander ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, love you channel and as I veteran myself I love how respectful and informative you are. In a side not, the crazy biker thing is called filtering. It’s called lane splitting in the states and is legal in some states. It’s a big deal all over Europe especially in the UK. Helps with congestion and keeps your journey times down but some do abuse it. Good luck and take care!!

  • @georgehays4900
    @georgehays4900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not just in France, “lane splitting” is common in Europe. Many states in the US as well allow it.

  • @B_Rh_Neg
    @B_Rh_Neg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your videos , I’m a history nerd especially with both world wars , had family that fought in WW1 sadly they never returned home , my grandfather & 2 of his brothers served during WW2 , fascinating tidbit,.. my grandfather’s Brother Vaughn Scott had a sniper’s bullet go right through his helmet , upper left side of it. “Measly graze” he’d always say. At one point his service helmet with the bullet hole was on display at The Canadian War Museum in Ontario. I know you’re an American but don’t be scared to research Canada’s involvement during both wars ! WW1 the Germans were terrified of the Canadians troops , ironically enough they called them storm troopers, they said numerous times they , never fought against such a army with fearless ruthless aggression!!!! Research General Arthur Currie !

  • @bigbrockbear4963
    @bigbrockbear4963 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I think your right, a lot of people forget that the UK had been at war for nearly 5 years before DDAY even happened.

  • @KyleA85
    @KyleA85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I noticed in your last video that you weren't able to read the French. I have a solution for you Google Translate has a camera feature that allows you to translate what you are looking at, it also has a conversation option to help you out in your future travels abroad. Keep up the great work.

  • @MjrCarnyx
    @MjrCarnyx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome! Another great video

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! Glad that you liked it. Pretty excited about the videos to come. Tons of WWII content in the coming weeks.

    • @MjrCarnyx
      @MjrCarnyx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHistoryUnderground can't wait!!!

  • @4.9copblank49
    @4.9copblank49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another top notch video.

  • @cambellevans9945
    @cambellevans9945 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Count yourself lucky; when my boy and I were driving on the Paris Peripherique (excuse the spelling) in heavy traffic, a bike flew down between the lanes of traffic JUST ON THE BACK WHEEL. We couldn't believe what we'd seen. Awesome skills; I wonder if he's still alive.

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I asked my wife how we weren't seeing dead bikers littered all over the roads there. Craziest thing that I've ever seen.

    • @seashepherds4959
      @seashepherds4959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHistoryUnderground It's a constant past-time adventure in Philadelphia, PA USA on small streets and carriageways.

  • @carlalorch8650
    @carlalorch8650 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Did you know that Josephine Baker was involved with the French Resistance? I only recently discovered that; I had only ever heard of her as being famous for dancing topless with a string of bananas around her waist. Wow, she was a war hero.

  • @loisjustice9667
    @loisjustice9667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am glad he stopped here I always like to see the other side of history. THANKS

  • @rayross997
    @rayross997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The French suffered a defeat early on against the Nazis, yet developed a very effective underground to fight their enemies. Thanks for focusing on their brave resistance.

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. I thought that it was worth bring attention to. You don’t hear much about the French resistance in the U.S.

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks. I thought that it was worth bring attention to. You don’t hear much about the French resistance in the U.S.

  • @milt6208
    @milt6208 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was stationed in Greece when I was in the military and I truely believe Bondo was invented there. It was a daily running battle between my big Chevy stepside V8 truck and the Fiat hordes and guess who dominated the road. I once pulled up to an intersection in Pyrese and this Fiat taxi pulled along side me in the left turning lane to pass me at a stop light. Well my Chevy V8 said not so fast little dude and when the light turned green guess who got out first. After I got out in front I slowed down so he couldn't pull in behind me. All the cars behind me got the idea and nobody let him in. I had so much fun driving there.

  • @Johnsmith-yq2ji
    @Johnsmith-yq2ji 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The British and the Poles were also there, not just the Americans

  • @theplourde
    @theplourde 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Are there any books written about the French Resistance or the SOE?

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmm......can’t say that I know of any. I’ll have to look into that though.

    • @David_10157
      @David_10157 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm a bit late to this comment, but I've been reading "The Saboteur" by Paul Kix. It's a short, interesting book about Robert de La Rochefoucauld and his place in the SOE and the French Resistance. Reading that book is what led me to research the French resistance a bit more on TH-cam and stumble upon this great channel. I highly recommend the book if you want to read a bit more about the French Resistance or the SOE.

    • @seashepherds4959
      @seashepherds4959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      THE FIGHTERS IN THE SHADOWS -Robert Gildea, MADAME FOURCADE'S SECRET WAR- Lynne Olson. and many more.

  • @billroyal942
    @billroyal942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice video but I think that Leonard Cohen's "partisan's song" would have been a more suitable musical background for this video.

  • @benjaminrush4443
    @benjaminrush4443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool. Thanks.

  • @davidking6172
    @davidking6172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Powerful monument

  • @NikkiAdamsHer3littlethinkers
    @NikkiAdamsHer3littlethinkers ปีที่แล้ว

    If you get around to it, the william McKinley monument, cemetery and museum.. in canton ohio. A little bit of our own piece of history. HH Timken and William Hoover of the Hoover vacuum is buried there as well

  • @victorstillwell9893
    @victorstillwell9893 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think that's the French version of lane splitting. It's legal in California. It's actually beneficial for traffic flow and it encourages more people to ride motorcycles. Most car drivers get upset with it because they're jealous.

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wasn’t jealous. I just couldn’t believe that there weren’t more dead motorcycle drivers on the road😅

  • @PorscheSC
    @PorscheSC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dude, you need to go to California. It's called lane splitting. Bikes can do exactly what you are witnessing. Makes drivers stay awake and aware.

    • @SGTDuckButter
      @SGTDuckButter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude, I’ve lived in California, I’ve also lived in the UK, Germany, Korea and Japan. California lane splitting ain’t shit to the lane splitting in Europe and in Europe the king of lane splitting is the UK. I’ll bet you would agree if you had ever been to Europe, but obviously you haven’t. I believe lane splitting just became legal in California in 2016, lane splitting has always been legal in Europe. Even you would be shitting logs if you have ever driven to Paris, 10 lane roundabouts with motorcycles in the middle.

  • @randallmcculloch9146
    @randallmcculloch9146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know that a lot of great people died in in the resistance but I can’t help but think about the great British comedy “Allo Allo”. As Officer Crabtree would say, “Good Moaning”.

  • @austint7533
    @austint7533 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Maybe it’s because it’s the most foreign to me, as an American, or because it was the most brutal, but the Eastern front has always drawn my attention the most.

  • @lancelotcamacho1021
    @lancelotcamacho1021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah try coming to the Philippines and drive here!

  • @chuckhardt
    @chuckhardt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As far as motorcycles traveling down the center of the lanes, I an guessing you have not traveled to Calif, as that action is very common (and legal).

  • @alfalupo8384
    @alfalupo8384 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dont speak english sorry,je suis de Normandie et aujourd’hui j habite dans le limousin en France dans la ville de tulle c est une région ou il y a eu beaucoup beaucoup de résistant et de massacre si un jour tu reviens par ici tu devrais y jeter un œil continue tes vidéo salut

  • @jmgrant6881
    @jmgrant6881 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another great wee video. The cross behind the eternal flame is called the Cross of Lorraine.

  • @julieivers7375
    @julieivers7375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lol motorbikes do that in the UK too! London is crazy!!!!!

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Julie Ivers - Oh my gosh. Crazy. It drove me nuts.

    • @julieivers7375
      @julieivers7375 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheHistoryUnderground Dont EVER try an drive in Rome! The cars fo that as well there 😱 It's mad!

  • @janeanf123
    @janeanf123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    California does it that way on motorcycles-it’s tough on the freeways.

  • @almirferreira5542
    @almirferreira5542 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know that the Brazilian expeditionary force (FEB) helped the American army in Monte Cassino?

  • @gregsayre4700
    @gregsayre4700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    please tell me your going to the Normandy American Cemetery eventually

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How could I not? :)

    • @gregsayre4700
      @gregsayre4700 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheHistoryUnderground hope you pay your respects to Teddy Roosevelt Jr.

  • @williamallen63
    @williamallen63 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude try driving in Saudi Arabia during DS/DS. LOL! Allah Lane, Saudi Sweep, etc. Gas was free though. There I said something nice. USAF Forward Deployed Historian.. Whoop! Great Stuff you present. Thank you and God Bless.

  • @Wreckdiver59
    @Wreckdiver59 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Catching up on some unwatched episodes. How the heck did that happen 😂.

  • @RenateMtV
    @RenateMtV ปีที่แล้ว

    There was a resistance in all the countries, even in Germany itself!

  • @danw2015
    @danw2015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do motorbikes not overtake or “filter” in America or something?

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nothing like that. And if they do, there isn't anything nice that people have to say about them.

    • @danw2015
      @danw2015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The History Underground haha I get you. Sorry if I came over arsey mate, just a bit taken aback at how amazed you were an it’s so common in Europe I suppose. Your world war 2 videos are very interesting, diolch yn fawr 👍

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meibion Glyndwr - No, I was legitimately shocked. I also live in the woods, so it wouldn’t take much. 😅

  • @kevinchallinor9116
    @kevinchallinor9116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Motorcycles are allowed to 'filter' in traffic in UK

  • @craigevans6156
    @craigevans6156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Welcome to driving in Paris. It is scary!

    • @TheHistoryUnderground
      @TheHistoryUnderground  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Madhouse!

    • @JoleneDaviesITKWJ
      @JoleneDaviesITKWJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kinda gives perspective to Princess Diana death with the multiple paparazzi on motorcycles chasing them... Wow

  • @KoeddkHD
    @KoeddkHD ปีที่แล้ว

    4 of 4 .. :D

  • @mrbaseball1968
    @mrbaseball1968 ปีที่แล้ว

    They also forgot the Polish army.

  • @arttyboo5923
    @arttyboo5923 ปีที่แล้ว

    thats how we ride in australia aswell yehah

  • @johnholmes6897
    @johnholmes6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What I find to be so sad. These extremely brave resistance fighters did so much to screw with those evil huns and then there was a huge amount of people that collaborated and fully supported the Nazis.
    Find one of those to interview

    • @johnholmes6897
      @johnholmes6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ALEX TERIEUR ouch

    • @johnholmes6897
      @johnholmes6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ALEX TERIEUR my g ma ( German jew) worked with the French underground until her capture. She was a battle axe. She survived. But only 1 cousin survived with her. Very sad.

    • @harryfaber
      @harryfaber 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have chatted with many people old enough to either remember the war or for their parents to have been in it. You will not find anyone who will admit to having supported Vichy or Petain. Nearest I have got to that is an old man I sort of know, people tell me 'he joined the resistance, in 1945', which is their way of letting me know that he was in effect a phoney.

    • @johnholmes6897
      @johnholmes6897 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harryfaber in 1994 I went to France with an army buddy . We were on vacation in Europe for the 50th. Both of us in uniform With our berets. We actually got spit on from some of those supporters. Dime a dozen back then. Now there's only a couple left if any.
      I can't thank you enough for keeping all their memories alive. I don't know if you realize just how important of a job you are doing

  • @larryburwell8550
    @larryburwell8550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The French would like to forget the embarrassment the suffered in ww2. Maginot line was taken by the Germans with hardly a shot monument to stupidity. Then Dunkirk for both French and British troops. So French most of them don't want to talk about for the second war in a row the Americans had to come and free their country again. The French resistance were the brave French in ww2 bar none. My uncle was 2nd regiment commander fssf. They liberated southern france. No help from French soldiers. Resistance yes. My dad was in 9th airforce they bombed all over France. So thanks French resistance for the help

    • @Alex_G-ex1qd
      @Alex_G-ex1qd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @larryburwell8550 It doesn't help when Americans are beyond disrespectful to our war dead with the constant 'coward' smear and insults. Perhaps more Americans can try to remember who their first ally was for a change.

  • @allande1977
    @allande1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stay right, at your own risk !

  • @stevemilam1747
    @stevemilam1747 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    California motorcyclist do the same thing

  • @stuartlee6622
    @stuartlee6622 ปีที่แล้ว

    They didn't resist much....

    • @Alex_G-ex1qd
      @Alex_G-ex1qd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @stuartlee6622 They resisted more than your trolling self would ever do.

  • @bazejk609
    @bazejk609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for great content. Monte Casino was taken by polish soldiers. Dont forget about this. French forgets about one thing they were cowards. And they have to put it on this Wall.

    • @HingerlAlois
      @HingerlAlois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Błażej K
      The Battle of Monte Cassino was fought by soldiers from many countries, the Allies included Americans, British, Canadians, Indians, Poles, French (and from French colonies like Algeria and Morocco), New Zealand, South Africa etc.
      The allies breached the defensive line already somewhere else and threatened to cut off the supply lines to Monte Cassino, thus the position of Monte Cassino was abandoned by the German troops and the Polish soldiers whose previous attacks were repelled were able to conquer it. When the Polish troops reached the top only 30 wounded German soldiers that couldn’t be moved were still there.
      The decisive victory for the allies was that the Free French Moroccan colonial troops penetrated the Gustav Line and thus further defending the line was impossible.
      Calling the French cowards is just stupid.

    • @bazejk609
      @bazejk609 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HingerlAlois 1939 1940 do you want more...

    • @HingerlAlois
      @HingerlAlois 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Błażej K
      They weren’t cowards in 1939 and 1940, the planning of the French commanders was lousy, that doesn’t mean that the soldiers were cowards.

    • @bazejk609
      @bazejk609 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HingerlAlois they had only planned how to hide instead of fight.

    • @HingerlAlois
      @HingerlAlois 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Błażej K
      Not really, of course their original plan for the war was made obsolete by some events.
      The Soviet Union provided Germany with resources, something that given the ideological rivalry between the Nazis and communists was probably pretty surprising.
      Without the resources sent to Germany by the Soviets the French and British could’ve blockaded Germany as obviously the Royal Navy was much stronger than the Kriegsmarine.
      In this case a long war would’ve favored the Allies as Germany would’ve lacked the necessary resources.
      Also when the Maginot Line was being built the idea was to send French troops into Belgium and thus have a defensive line running from the French-German border all the way up to the border of Belgium and Germany.
      Of course when Belgium ended its alliance with France and declared its neutrality also that plan was obsolete as now the French could only start moving into Belgium once Germany attacked it. They thus decided to move all of their best troops and the bulk of their tanks into Belgium, of course once the Wehrmacht attacked through the Ardennes those French (and British) troops moving into Belgium got encircled...

  • @mollygrubber
    @mollygrubber 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welcome to Europe, where the motorcycle is a valid form of efficient transportation, and not just a way to go between bars while deafening everyone you pass.

  • @rodsharun7734
    @rodsharun7734 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's nothing new it's called lane splitting and in Calf. it's legal, christ I know that and I don't even live in the States

  • @1836davedave
    @1836davedave 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Individually yes there were citizens of France who fought the Nazi's. Collectively speaking the French were a bunch of chicken $hit collaborationists who did not bother to offer any resistance and would help out the Nazi's if it benefitted them. Ever heard of Vichy France?

    • @Alex_G-ex1qd
      @Alex_G-ex1qd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @1836davedave Unfortunately, we didn't have a body of water (or in the case of the Russians, a land mass) to hide behind like all the major powers. It would have been interesting to see how loud mouths such as yourself would have behaved if put in the same position.

  • @chrispbacon3042
    @chrispbacon3042 ปีที่แล้ว

    So nice of the French to show up for WW2 . When their not to busy making cheese .

    • @Alex_G-ex1qd
      @Alex_G-ex1qd 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @chrispbacon3042 So nice to see an anti-French troll show up on a video about the French resistance.

    • @chrispbacon3042
      @chrispbacon3042 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Alex_G-ex1qd who pissed in your cornflake today? I am sure as sh!t pro french ,it is just that i can laugh at irony.