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Halo? can you hear me

This is the last Polish announcement.

German troops have just entered Warsaw.

We are in our thoughts with the Polish soldiers on Hel and

with all those who are still fighting, wherever they are.

Poland is not lost yet!

Long live Poland!

From now on my life, more than ever, it belongs to my people.

From this hour on every bomb we will respond with a bomb!

Germany! Sieg Heil!

It is for our homeland the fateful hour struck.

No matter how hard it is, we remain full of faith.

We found out around half past five in the

morning that two Dutch airports were bombed

by German planes, and a few minutes later,

through the windows of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

we saw the first German ones bombers over Brussels.

We heard the first explosions of bombs...

They have already arrived to the Belgians powerful mechanized reinforcements...

...no warning, no ultimatum.

I, Winston Churchill, I am addressing you for the first

time as Prime Minister in this difficult hour for our country...

This is Radio Paris, wavelength 312.9 m.

Yesterday, the German armored units bypassed the

Maginot Line across the Ardennes and entered French territory.

Despite the sacrifice of our soldiers, our defenses on the Meuse fell.

The fighting continues.

The declaration of war has already been served...

Hitler's war machine against France seems unstoppable.

Civilians in the east and

north were ordered to evacuate.

German troops they are closing in on Montcornet

as they advance towards Soissons and Paris.

Col. Fourth Armored Division De Gaulle rushes towards

Montcornet to stop her enemy advance.

Colonel, the Germans have taken Montcornet.

Have you seen them?

Then I'll go see for myself.

We have to go back, Colonel.

Outrun the tanks.

Continue at this speed.

How long, Colonel?

Until they shoot at us.

Colonel, the tanks are far behind us.

What now?

In the direction of my hand.

We have to cut losses! We have to go back!

Colonel! They will open fire!

In the direction of my hand.

Stop!

Montcornet!

Colonel, we are surrounded. Why do we continue?

We are done, there is no escape!

Do I look hopeless?

We continue.

Frenchmen, it is with a heavy heart that I

tell you that we must stop fighting.

I, Marshal Petain, take

charge of France from today.

Last night I turned to the enemy to ask

him if he was ready with me, as a soldier

with a soldier, after a fight and with

honor, look for a way to end hostilities.

The French people must provide support my government and silence your...

No!

The people were defeated only...

To London. - Isn't there anyone else?

General, we have to go.

You are free, Courcel.

You can go.

We continue.

There is panic in London since France surrendered.

That's why I'm here.

France is from the time of Clovis been through ups and downs,

but he does not abandon his allies.

I must turn to the French.

Here you go.

You didn't hear the marshal?

It's in France 200,000 German soldiers.

What can I do against 40 million French?

It's over, young man. Go home.

Lord!

Not.

Hey, you two!

THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEFEATED ONLY IF HE ADMITS DEFEAT

TONIGHT AT 9 PM

June 18, 1940

People who have been leading for years the French armed forces

they formed the government.

That government stepped in in negotiations with the enemy

to end hostilities.

But is that all said and done?

It's not!

I, General De Gaulle, who now I'm in London, I'm calling...

France is like a boxer who was knocked to the ground by a terrible blow.

There must be light.

There must be hope.

There has to be somewhere...

an unquenchable flame of resistance.

DE GAULLE: IN THE SHADOW OF THE RESISTANCE

Tomorrow, like today, I will

to speak over London radio.

The marshal wants to see you, Admiral.

LIES FROM LONDON Do

you know this De Gaulle?

Petty colonel promoted to the general in the middle of the commotion,

who is spitting from London in French waters.

And he refuses a truce.

People were shot for less than that. Let's go!

Collecting metal for our Spitfires!

Special edition! France left England!

We cannot continue the war alone against the entire continent.

It's pure madness!

Madness?

Hitler can now turn the French fleet against us.

Morton, we've all read it terms of the

armistice: the French fleet remains neutral and disarmed.

Under German control.

Primarily under the control of the fleet admiral.

Spears, why don't you bring it Darlan in London?

Where is he now?

I... - In Toulon.

We're still keeping an eye on him.

France is the fleet survived the defeat without losses.

That's why sailors respect him even more.

Not even Marshal Petain could force him to hand over his powerful fleet to the Germans.

A powerful fleet?

That is a powerful fleet.

And maybe we can win him over if we make the right moves.

We don't know exactly whose side he is on.

He does not think highly of Petain.

Truth.

To the leg!

But he does not tolerate open disloyalty.

And that's why we really shouldn't allow it that the marshal is being insulted over the radio.

What is it called? - Gauls.

De Gaulle is the only general who wants to continue the fight.

The embittered interim general, Spears.

"Traitor", as the French call him now.

Listen, we can have Admiral Darlan with the fleet

or De Gaulle with that sticker of his.

We can't both.

I'm sorry, but that's what it comes down to.

All right.

I will stop supporting him.

Thank you, gentlemen.

All right, prime minister.

Thank you, Prime Minister.

I wish you a pleasant afternoon.

Nothing personal, Spears.

I don't think I've ever even seen one.

You'd know you were, Eden.

He has the hips of a woman and a head like a banana.

And all this in a large edition, it is hard to overlook.

Mr. Prime Minister.

The French must hear the voice who invites them to fight.

And I need the French fleet.

I gladly let you to speak on the BBC.

Actually, I was I'm the only one.

England must stay faithful to her principles.

Because of all those who,

like me, believe in her victory.

There aren't many of them, not even here.

I need to still be able to

talk to your government.

she easily shamefully capitulated.

France did not capitulate.

Petain signed the document, General.

France capitulated and no one can dispute that.

Well, I dispute it.

You?

What Petain signs does not bind France.

As long as it works under enemy duress.

General de Gaulle,

France is an old country,

a big country.

Unfortunately, I don't have the authority replace its head of state.

Mr. Prime Minister.

I will establish a large national committee

with everyone who joins me,

ambassadors, governors.

Much of the French the power is still intact,

from Algiers to Dakar, throughout the Empire.

Acknowledge me and we will gather a victorious army.

"Me"?

You're on your own, General.

We are alone, Winston.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

our program in French follows.

This is London.

You will soon hear an important speech addressed to the French people.

The obligation that is today taken

over by the British government

recognizing me as the leader of the

Free French, has great importance and deep meaning.

She to the Free French enables mobilization

to continue the war alongside our allies.

I decided the following.

First, I take all the French under my

rule who remain in British territory...

The Prime Minister wanted it thrown out!

...or who will be there.

Abort the transmission. -Else.

Here and now we will organize...

Here and now we will

organize forces on

land, at sea and in the air.

For now, those forces will do consist of volunteers.

These forces will first of all cooperate

with each focal point of French resistance in the Empire.

Calling all French soldiers army,

navy and air force to join them.

I invite all young people and all men

able to serve in the army to approach them.

Generals, senior officers, governors of the Empire...

I thought you let him have a squad volunteers, not the government in exile!

And I did.

...to unite the forces of resistance

and saved French territories.

Who is that?

Let's give him a chance.

Our people need proof that Britain is not alone.

Have you forgotten the devil's fleet?

Look, if you I don't say, the cabinet will:

makes a fool of you.

Allow me to admire real military guard.

Such people won the victory in the Great War, not an ordinary pen.

Still, trust in De Gaulle

means to believe blindly, right?

Anthony, this is not my first war...

If it doesn't work, we'll get rid of it.

French Embassy, ​​London Thank you again,

Mr. Plevene.

General! I'm glad...

Take over foreign affairs, ambassador.

Monnet, finance.

Churchill recognized us, so we will draw up an official statement.

Be careful: every word is important, it is a contract between two states.

General, the French in London he will act according to his conscience.

And you, Mr. Ambassador?

This is my farewell party.

I understand.

Monnet, I'm counting on you.

General, President Roosevelt he asks me to join him in Washington.

And Mr. Pleven is coming with me.

The ambassador was kind,

so he gathered the elite

of the French community.

All of you here.

Marshal Petain surrendered is France's enemy.

You can follow him...

through humiliation or

you can choose honor.

There is no third time.

Accept the inevitable truce means playing into the hands of the Germans.

We must pick up the broken sword.

I invite everyone who wants to that France be

free to join me.

The marshal tries to protect the French.

We must not turn our backs on him.

We remain loyal to Marshal Petain.

He was appointed legally.

That man is absurd!

He is unworthy of the uniform.

National Committee

The ship he was supposed to bring your family sailed in without them.

We are waiting for news.

Anything else?

French government she revoked your citizenship,

and the military court sentenced you to death.

Interesting.

Is that all?

That.

No visits

nor calls.

General.

We can still give up.

We have enough money let's go to Canada.

I'm a soldier, father.

Unfortunately for France...

I am also responsible.

The sin of pride, my son.

I know, father.

And yet, I'd rather disappear...

but watched how France accepts defeat.

I'm lost without her.

General De Gaulle?

How many companies joined you?

Not a single soldier, father.

If you need a chaplain...

Or a former naval officer...

Both of them.

By God's grace, persevere.

That? - This is the switchboard.

Mr. Paul?

Courcel? - You're not there?

Whore!

Who are you?

Do you speak English?

No, I'm French.

Blazej. I came to fix the faucet.

You must be a friend Mr. Paul, the landlord.

I am General De Gaulle.

Willingly.

Willingly!

"Blaise," is that right?

Good.

Sit down and answer the phone.

Sir?

Sit down!

Phone.

Here you go.

This way.

Thank you for coming.

France needs you.

General, I've already made my decision.

Disgraced Republic it is still a Republic.

My role is not to... - I know, Washington needs you.

They lack everything there,

while here we live in abundance.

As head of external affairs and finance,

you could choose your own office.

And in whose name are you speaking?

We are France.

Me?

You?

Me.

If only you were chosen...

in any village...

Surely you remember

a certain Clovis?

When he appeared, he should have is to defend what we have,

from everyone, just like today.

We only touched the bottom,

but Clovis lifted us up.

He defeated the barbarians at Tolbiac.

Two hundred years later Charlemagne came.

And maybe in two hundred years it

will to say that the revival of

France began right here, thanks to us.

I'm sorry, General.

Goodbye, sir.

Courcel!

Now even vagrants?

Who are these people?

We are Bretons, from the island of Sein. Fishermen.

We heard your call and we all came.

We will never accept a truce.

We don't want Germans. We brought our ships.

All four. - Nonsense, they can't fight!

We can! And better than your soldiers!

How old are you, boy? - Eighteen, sir.

Sixteen.

Welcome.

Thank you, General!

See you tomorrow.

Lieutenant.

I hope it suits you.

I know such buildings.

They are beautiful on the outside,

but looks are deceiving, sir.

The plumbing is desperate.

On command, general.

Why did you come to London, Boislambert?

To go to war, if possible. - Very good, now there are two of us.

I don't want my family to think of me as a deserter. - Me neither.

I need an army.

You will be in charge for recruitment. Willingly.

On command, general.

Captain Koenig, Foreign Legion.

Passy, ​​like a metro station?

A pseudonym to protect the family.

Captain Philippe de Hauteclocque reports for duty.

Captain of what? - Cavalry.

I hope you don't have a family.

I have a wife and six small children, general. They are in France.

Come up with a nickname.

It will be Leclerc.

Do you speak English?

You will set up our intelligence service.

Willingly.

Form the first brigade of Free France to fight against the Germans.

I understand, General. - Do you have ammunition?

Then find him!

"That."

Not "zat".

Repeat after me:

I know that France will...

I know France will... - Good.

I know France will rise...

Elevate.

It's all nonsense!

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Blaise? - Blazej.

I know that France will rise again. - That's right!

Very good.

Thanks.

You know, I speak English.

By no means! Focus, Blaise.

What can I do for you, General?

Admiral Muselier.

Well, I need a war fleet.

What you need first, De Gaulle...

is an emblem.

Maybe a little less stiff?

You want to sell me like a bar of soap!

It will serve.

It is our biggest movie theater.

It would look bad if it remained closed.

Of course, you and your officers you will have free entry.

That.

And all your soldiers.

We don't go to the cinema in the middle of the day.

Yes, of course.

The clock ticks tick-tock The ducks call

quack-quack Goo-goo-goo say all the

turkeys - We can organize special screenings.

A beautiful bell rings ding-dong But boom,

when the heart says boom The whole world says

boom and love wakes up Everything changed

overnight We observe the streets from behind

the curtains of Swabos everywhere and raised

hands The sun is setting over France. Let him go.

Boom...

I can understand him.

- When the heart says boom The whole

world says boom Tbijes wakes up.

Boom.

Hurry up, there are free places.

Marshal Petain forms a government in Vichy Marshal, you

have capitulated and my fleet has not lost a single battle.

I will not give it to the Germans. I will not submit.

The only thing that matters is that it is do not send to England.

The Germans would charge us dearly for that.

Unlike De Gaulle, I am not a traitor.

Between submission and

betrayal, there is a third way.

The way of reason.

Choose it and have it you will have a place in my government.

Send your fleet to neutral territory.

Minister of Defense, and I remain admiral of the fleet.

The way of reason.

MERS EL-KEBIR, ALGERIA

Darlan sent a third of the fleet to Algeria.

The Germans can easily occupy it there.

His fleet is too much of a threat.

Have we tried talk to Darlan again?

He thinks we're losing the war

and that we will soon sign an agreement with the Germans.

He chose, Winston. Now we have to too.

It's a terrible situation.

Then we have no choice, do we?

We don't, sir.

All right, destroy them.

Shall we tell De Gaulle?

No, spare him that.

Airplane in the sea!

These are the victims of the attack which the French were not allowed to experience.

My poor Albert.

The most heinous attack...

Killed at the age of 22 by the English.

And he couldn't even defend himself. -A powerful British

squadron appeared over Mers El-Kebir.

Just a few weeks ago,

that squadron was fighting side by side with the French Navy.

Without warning she destroyed the fleet... - I'm sorry, Aunt Catherine.

...which was a month ago protected the English at Dunkirk

and enabled them to a glorious victory retreat.

If it is among you there were still those

who doubted the true feelings of the traitor

De Gaulle, today everything is clear to you.

He took off his mask.

French sailors bombed, sunk...

And their comrades are imprisoned here.

What will we tell them?

What to say after something like this?

Fight alongside those who are just killed 1300 of your comrades?

I can't do that.

Someone has to do it, Muselier.

Everyone, watch out!

French sailors,

yesterday...

we were hit by a terrible blow.

There is no

Frenchman who is

not with pain and anger...

learned that the ships of the French fleet

sunk by the hand of our allies.

But...

those who are our country surrendered to the enemy...

they could have prevented it.

How?

Having refused the shameful capitulation

by which sooner or later the enemy would

used our ships against England.

But France and England

they will experience defeat or victory together.

We listen to Darlan!

Everyone who wants to...

Everyone who wants to

fight Germany, let them stay,

the others can leave.

Cheers Darlan!

Attention.

Free French soldiers,

I promise you three things:

hard fights,

never a fratricidal war

and victory.

Don't expect congratulations. You're just doing your duty.

That's all?

You are right, this is nonsense! - What are you thinking?

Your speech tonight, General.

Prepared by Spears.

In English?

Three pages?

I want to introduce you to an exceptional

man who can help us defeat the enemy.

Say hello to General Charles de Gaulle!

Here you go, General.

Go to hell, Courcel!

I'm not going to play the clown anymore those stiff English asses!

What did he say?

Will he say something?

What's next? A blind pilot?

A deaf admiral?

Thank you very much.

Great.

Dumb general.

Hell, Blaise, do i look like a locksmith to you?

my god

Dad.

Charles.

Everything is fine now that you are here.

Did Joan of Arc liberate Orleans? in concrete studs?

Get together and say what we have. I'm meeting Churchill in an hour.

Tell him we have pilots without

planes and captains of damaged ships.

However, we have some newcomers.

Mostly civilians.

Weapons are needed for warfare.

I know. But Churchill thinks that I need supporters.

Weed?

Only one governor answered your call.

The one from the New Hebrides.

Then let Free France moved to the New Hebrides.

New Hebrides, I...

A little further east,

General.

And Dakar? Algeria?

Nothing?

No, neither Cameroon.

The governor of Chad was willing,

but he needed help on the ground.

Let's send him our imaginary

battalion with wooden swords.

The element of surprise.

Leclerc, you are going to Cameroon.

On command, general.

It's Tudost, general.

They will arrest him as soon as he arrives and shoot him.

And you, Plevene, to Chad.

Please?

He to Chad?

I've never set foot in Africa, General.

All right, General.

General, I called you first of all to

express to you personally condolence for the fleet at Mers el-Kebir.

It was the most painful decision that I ever had to bring.

This makes it even harder for me to

tell you what I have to say that you are losing our support.

We tried, you tried...

But America must join this war,

and it needs reliable allies with

supply bases and communication lines!

Ports like Algiers or Dakar!

And you promised that both and even the

entire French Empire would engage in combat.

And yet...

We will take back Africa.

Please?

What part of Africa are you talking about?

I'm talking about Africa.

Starting from the heart of the continent.

Chad.

Chad?

It's very simple.

It all depends on the shortwave antenna which is located...

In Chad.

First, a sudden silent attack. My men are ready.

They just need to be sent there.

Then the news about the accession of Chad

spreads over the airwaves and provokes turmoil in Cameroon.

The domino effect becomes unstoppable.

My troops are recruiting,

disturbing, moving,

penetrating Senegal and conquering Dakar.

But...

That won't be enough for capturing a port like Dakra...

Exactly.

At the same time, in complete

secrecy, you and I will launch a joint

operation in the Gulf of Dakar: British

sailors and French infantry will appear

together one on a fine morning and

pick a ripe fruit without firing a single bullet.

I like that!

England the power of swords. To France, the power of words.

If you really want to.

Prime Minister...

Dakar, at the crossroads of Africa, Europe and the Atlantic.

Dakar, the capital of Free France.

Dakar...

the landing port of the Americans!

Prime Minister! - What do you need?

I can get you ten by Saturday aircraft, twice as much in a week.

One will be enough.

One aircraft for all your troops?

How big should it be?

A seaplane will do.

Seaplane? To decide the fate of Free France?

General...

I guess you does such an undertaking require an exceptional pilot?

We'll give you a good pilot. - I already have it.

Our aircraft are wonderful, but capricious.

They need an English hand.

No worries. They are French pilots flew over Africa long before yours.

With how many falls?

The French must be led into battle The French. That seems obvious to me.

There is no airplane without an English pilot.

I'm afraid we've hit a wall.

Really.

Jones. Your pilot. - Marmier, your pilot.

I am reporting for duty. - On command.

Two pilots for this wreck?

Border river, CAMEROON

CHAD

FORT LAMY TOWN HALL

Gentlemen, in the presence of Mr. Pleven,

Commissioner of Free France for Africa,

I declare that Chad joins General De Gaulle.

Sir.

Chad.

The French Empire rises to continue the fight.

The governor of Chad just proved that.

Former General De Gaulle attacks the French Empire.

It's just Chad, Marshal.

That doesn't make any sense.

De Gaulle has a plan.

Did Leclerc enter Cameroon?

It's not. -Vichy immediately sent border guards there.

I'm sorry.

Colonel!

A turn.

There is no time. We are 15 km from the governor's palace.

We will not endanger Free France because of the two guards.

Give me your weapon. - We will not shoot at the French!

The English have already called three times. They want to cancel the Dakar.

What should I tell them?

The whole idea was crazy.

General.

They send reinforcements to the borders, and there is no news from Leclerc.

It's raining.

Thank you, Blaise.

Your weapon, Captain.

If we kill the Frenchman, Free France will be tarnished forever.

USA!

Stop! Not a penny!

You don't move!

Give me the weapon. Where is the governor?

Up.

Would you invite me to breakfast, Governor?

General. Cameroon is ours!

Dakar is waiting!

Before Dakra follows a short tour of the cellar!

Barbarians.

120 bombs today. - I saw it.

But we have reason to celebrate.

It seems that your insane the plan in Africa is working.

That's right.

What audacity!

You are cunning.

You are fooling everyone with your team with the restrained demeanor of the old governess.

I didn't know that today is carnival.

This?

Not everyone can dress up as an unknown hero.

I will give you something,

and only you.

Do you know what my favorite song is?

"If I Were the Only Girl in the World"?

Not.

So...

Thanks, my friend.

"Everything insults and beats me, and my ruin!"

Thanks.

It's going to be a big day!

Dakar.

It's dawn.

The sun rises over the harbor.

Magnificent sun.

People wake up and see our armada,

and then, surprised,

they hear you speaking to them from the sea.

On the shore, my supporters greet us.

And that evening you celebrate together with old champagne and toast

final victory.

Good.

And then your phone rings.

The President of the United States is calling you.

America enters the war.

Hitler lost and you won.

When I see our soldiers

How cheerfully they step to the music

I say, let's keep up

As before, France is beautiful

I saw it once as a soldier

Carnot declaring victory

Step towards glory

My dear children Come back victorious

It's my favorite song.

For daring!

We have to stop the bleeding.

Dakar.

DAKAR BAY

People of Dakar,

General De Gaulle is addressing you,

water of Free France.

I come before you...

with our British allies.

Reduce speed.

Nothing can be seen from this fog.

Keep the same course.

People of Dakar,

answer my call

and join me in the fight

for the liberation of France.

It just arrived, sir.

People of Dakar...

They are shooting at us!

The plane is coming!

To the positions!

Admiral Cunningham, we must fight back.

That wasn't the plan. - Do it.

And now this? - Do it, Admiral.

Damage report!

Who is attacking us from the sea? Dakar has no squadron!

We just found out that it is several French

ships managed to pass Gibraltar yesterday.

Fantasque, Montcalm, Gloire...

National Navy.

Darlan.

We will sink them.

Churchill needs the Dakar.

Not at the cost of the French Civil War.

Cease fire!

General De Gaulle, you failed win over the French politicians,

nor the French army.

You got a second chance.

This is the opportunity: here and now,

there will be no other.

We are not shooting at the French.

All right.

Keep your principles, and Darlan will keep Dakar.

You will suffer the consequences.

Break the attack.

Cease-fire!

Congratulations, Admiral.

I just did my duty.

You know, if you were a little more inclined towards the Germans,

you would make a good prime minister.

Dill wants to see you.

Prime Minister? - Mr. President.

I'm sure you understand that the American public does not want this war.

How can I win them over if you can't take even a weakly defended port?

It was a combination of circumstances and bad luck.

Please don't mention the fog to me.

Your quixotic general at least he showed us something:

he is useless.

He thought... - You thought.

I thought... - Out of desperation, you declared it water.

Free French?

I'm surprised you believe in his fairy tale.

Now it is clear that it is his the kingdom is just a promise.

Pure fiction.

Mr. President, I take full responsibility for De Gaulle.

But if we put Dakar aside,

you have to admit that I put up a damn good fight.

We are an island without allies before a continent full of enemies.

I believe that Britain and her Empire will

be extraordinary allies

when you are ready for it.

Bring your own house first ok, my dear. And immediately.

Sir?

We have to find someone else.

I was wrong about De Gaulle.

Courcelles.

We will join Leclerc in Cameroon.

We have nothing else left.

Here it is, we are on French territory.

Look, Courcel. Everything gets greener from here.

Look at those huts, they are big villages.

There are huge herds that you don't see.

This is a wonderland.

General, we lost our engine.

We will attempt a forced landing. -Not!

Hold on!

Hang in there, Courcel.

We were born into this iron age

to transform it into a golden age.

I met last Thursday with the Reich Chancellor.

That meeting raised both

hope and concern.

I am obliged to give you certain explanation.

Such a meeting was possible four months

after the defeat of our forces thanks to

the dignity that the French showed in this test.

Thanks to the heroism of our sailors,

the energy of our colonial leaders...

loyalty of our population...

Fernand, sit down. -Bravo.

Little shit.

Align it.

Fernande, straighten her out and take a seat.

Align it.

Stop it! - Calm down!

Separate them!

A great start to the school year.

What school did you come from? -From this one.

I repeat the year.

Petain's speech was not so bad.

Got a secret radio?

My sister.

He gets the parts in his shop.

Pierre, shut up!

It's okay, Livia, is not one of them.

How do you know?

Remember the night of capitulation?

When I told you that resistance should start at Slavoluk.

You said no one would come.

Well, he came.

Admittedly, there were not many of us.

I'm glad, ma'am. Fernando.

He skewed the marshal's portrait in the middle of the hour.

That Professor Dressen had he not intervened, he would have ended up in the hospital.

Why distort the portrait?

You think that will drive the Germans away?

I have to go. - Wait!

Curfew! - It doesn't exist.

Mr. Hero...

You may be brave, but don't die in vain.

Goodbye, madam.

Some talk about the November 11th protest.

That will make them angry.

Somewhere in Equatorial Africa

General.

We received a new message from London.

Churchill is in Downing Street met with a five-star general

to replace you.

Churchill lent him his personal plane.

He is now in Chad to take over Pleven's place.

When I see our soldiers

How cheerfully they step to the music

OPERATION FIVE STARS LAUNCHED. DE GAULLE HAS BEEN FILED TODAY.

General.

He should salute me.

On command, general.

Willingly, General.

They are so naive if they think so that this is an easy service.

Get ready!

Welcome to the territory Free France, General.

De Gaulle!

You are France, General.

You are hope.

I know, Leclerc.

I see that.

General De Gaulle wins more and more countries in Africa

and establish a capital of the Free French in Brazzaville.

Assembles troops in Douala, Fort-Lamy, Yaounde and Libreville.

Meanwhile the official government it is getting closer to full cooperation.

I willingly accepted the Fuhrer's invitation.

I was not subjected to

any coercion or pressure.

Cooperation was discussed between our two countries.

I accepted her principle.

So much for Darlan, to the man we wanted to win over.

He just proclaimed the Jews enemies of France.

Smart guy.

That man is disgusting.

France no longer has a real government!

Exactly!

The creation located in Vichy, which

appropriates that name, is

unconstitutional and subject to the occupier.

That is why the new government

must take on the task of leading France.

Recent events they impose this sacred duty on me.

I won't let her down.

French officers! French soldiers!

French citizens!

Senile leaders want to surrender

the entire French Empire to the enemy.

Get up! - This is a declaration of war!

And take the weapon!

I know exactly what you're going to say, Morton.

Then I can say that.

Do you want him or America?

The enemy is already approaching Egypt.

We need real help.

Then again, wasn't Roosevelt clear?

But De Gaulle was right from the start.

The truce was a slippery slope.

Tell Spears to bring him back.

I hope Spears lives up to that. - Just bring him.

I'll make him come to his senses.

I need this, this and this.

Koenig...

You will be the first to restore honor to France

by continuing the fight against the enemy.

Are your people sufficiently trained?

France can't do it afford another surrender.

General, I repeat, the prime minister is... - I hear you, Spears.

Tell me when I should call him.

He obviously wants to see you in person.

All right.

It will be a particular pleasure for me

to receive your Prime Minister here, in

Brazzaville, the capital of Free France.

If I were you... - You are not De Gaulle, Spears.

De Gaulle listens only to France.

At least protect yourself from mosquitoes.

Spears...

Mosquitoes don't bite General De Gaulle.

General...

You have malaria, you must stay in bed.

On November 11! No speech.

Damn Spears.

A sneaky Briton came to

threaten me with his mosquitoes.

Incredibly.

Sorry to hear the mosquitoes don't

listen to you, General De Gaulle.

Watch out, Blaise!

He wants to lock us up in the Tower of London.

Edward, it's a fever.

It's not just that.

There is no helping him.

General... - Good luck!

I ran out.

Me too. Well, it's not, but...

Give me that back! -Not.

Now everything is crumpled.

Will this help De Gaulle?

It depends on how many will come.

Three. - Even if it's that much.

My employer says that De Gaulle does not exist.

That there is no person with that name.

And who is the general then?

who speaks on the BBC? Actor.

It is paid by the English. - Of course.

I heard all kinds of things: De Gaulle, Jewish run around, London whore, but this...

And what if we really be only three at Slavoluk?

There will be at least four of us.

There will always be a hero with the War Cross from the Great War.

At least we'll have him.

he can't easily fight anymore.

My father received the War Cross.

Sorry.

Is he dead? - It's not.

He went to live in Algeria with a woman.

He left it to me.

And I just missed it six months to be able to fight.

I wanted to join the tank division.

My uncle didn't let me fake my age.

Okay, I'm done, no more paper!

I really don't know how we will share all this.

I figured it all out.

Yes, at the Arc de Triomphe!

There, on the roof!

Quickly!

They must have escaped through the roof.

Come!

Pierre!

Let's split up!

Stop!

Meeting at Etoile!

Meeting at the Triumphal Arch. For the homeland.

Hi, girls! Going to a protest?

For Free France, ladies and gentlemen!

FRANCE, STAND UP AND FIGHT!

All to the Arc de Triomphe. Long live freedom!

Professor Dressen?

Cheers...

That's two poles!

Cheers...

Two Gauls! (two poles)

How?

Cheers! - De Gaulle!

Yes, "De Gaulle"!

Cheers! - De Gaulle!

Well done, sister.

Pierre!

Therefore?

Livia!

So are we good distorted the marshal's portrait?

We've got Paris back.

We will bring France back.

Soon we will be free.

You said there would be three of us.

Give me those poles!

Miss Free France!

Miss Free France! Watch out!

How many do you think there are?

One, two,

three, four...

What, Fernand, are you seducing?

Is your heart racing? - What are you doing?

Come back, you jerk.

Are we afraid of the Swabians?

Not!

Cheers! - De Gaulle!

Livia!

Professor Dressen!

Professor!

Not!

Pierre!

Livia!

Children.

Children.

France.

Fernande, you are going to Algeria to see your father.

What? - I got you a pass to Marseille.

No, no, no. - No discussion, Fernande.

The Germans are searching the apartments.

They arrest protesters at their houses.

Fernanda! -Fernand!

Let me go. Let me go!

Be reasonable.

Under one condition.

I couldn't get a pass for her.

She's Jewish, right?

Come in.

ADMIRAL DARLAN TODAY MEETING WITH THE FUHRER

demarcation line, stopping for control.

Prepare the passes.

JEWS are expressly forbidden cross the demarcation line!

Identity verification.

Don't move.

Take it, it won't check the name.

Jean Moulin, I live here.

Can I pass?

It's okay.

Control. Your documents, please.

A year later

Buy an Echo d'Alger, sir. Two francs!

Sarah...

Nothing for me? -Letter. I gave it to your father.

Thanks.

Ah, Fernanda!

Wait. Finish it. - Your mail arrived.

It's on the bed. - Good morning, Adrienne.

Can you help her with math? -Of course.

Mom, when can I go back to school?

You should ask Marshal Petain that, honey.

Eugene! -Jews are not allowed to go out.

What's next, yellow star?

I want to fight, dad.

A year ago, students protested in

Paris and risked their lives, and

you can't even get in touch with them?

What do you do all day? Passy!

I was looking for a foothold in the southern zone and one in the occupied zone.

Simple enough even for a polytechnic student!

General, every time someone The Frenchman manages to come to

London, the English take him in and I never hear from him again.

Sir.

Sir, you should read this.

Germany announced war with the United States.

Accordingly...

America enters the war.

Thank goodness.

Gentlemen, we are no longer alone.

Churchill is on his way to Washington,

but asks us to hold off for now all actions against Vichy.

Muselier is in front of St.

Peter and Miquelon with three corvettes and a submarine.

We must inform him immediately. He wants to join us overseas territories, but..

.

General, those are two islets village under snow.

We can freely leave them to Vichy. America, 1940, only 35. military power in the world, will win the war.

And become the sole master of the West.

England will always be...

All other countries will become vassals. Including England.

And in that new world France will remain sovereign.

But how?

You're right, Plevene.

We need to send a clear message.

Give Muselier the green light. It is a question of sovereignty.

Prime Minister!

BY NAVAL COUP TAKEN BY ST.

PETER AND MIKELON Prime Minister!

December 1941

Do you approve of that what did the secretary of state say?

I guess. Why?

He said: "The so-called Free French must withdraw

theirs immediately ships from Sv. Peter and Miquelon."

Please? Which ships?

Prime Minister! Mr. Churchill.

Your Don Quixote with his crazy

adventures he's getting my reporters.

What can I tell you?

Mr. President, ``we need a disembarkation soon.

We are on our knees.

We have neither planes nor ships not enough people to last much longer.

The Germans are hoarding forces in North Africa.

We cannot fight everywhere at the same time.

I understand your plight, Mr. Prime Minister.

But I would say it would help if my

administration she wouldn't suffer

a blow every time your general

decides to grab another piece of France.

Perhaps, now that we are allies,

we should talk about more important things things from Saint Peter and Miquelon.

Let's say about landing.

Yes, but, prime minister, we want to solve this question first.

General, he has arrived.

M.

Mouline, I'm glad that you managed to get to London. What happened to the young protesters since November 11?

It's hard to know.

Some rot in prison, others went underground.

At the Arc de Triomphe,

they did what our army did not was able to do.

They ignited a spark

and Vichy will have to deal with it.

Networks are springing up everywhere.

Are they strong?

General, they are isolated, scattered, poorly organized.

They have no weapons or means of communication. They are without any guidelines.

But anger burns in their hearts and they want to fight.

Do they know about our actions?

Bombardment of Mers el-Kebir it left a mark.

And Dakar.

Propaganda keeps repeating that you sold yourself to the English.

But St. Peter and Miquelon he proved the opposite.

But I repeat, we should

talk about something more

important than St. Peter and Miquelon!

Prime Minister, the island is right next to our coast.

We cannot allow it to your man to attack him!

That is out of the question. Was Dakar not enough?

The American people will not

tolerate these chivalrous adventures!

Not when we ask to fight

against an enemy who is

powerful, ruthless and quite rational.

An enemy who don't rush at windmills.

Can we make contact?

Do we have planes? -For every full moon.

With the lights off, when the English agree.

All logistics depend on them.

I'm going next full moon.

I'll need a radio.

Mr. Prefect, you are invaluable to us here.

You would be a target there.

I can't risk losing you.

General, I know the terrain.

I will be most useful to France there.

I will write under the name "Rex".

Mr. President...

You have my word, everything will run smoothly from now on.

I'll take care of De Gaulle.

General De Gaulle. - General.

I asked you to come this afternoon.

I invited you to come here, General. - I didn't say "general".

Nor that I "invited" him.

General, I invited you to talk...

I understood everything well.

I have nothing to tell you.

I have nothing to tell you.

No, you're leaving.

Peake, you will translate.

To Mr. Peake of the Foreign Office he has had the thankless

honor of being your liaison officer instead of General Spears.

I will have the honor... -Spears had an inflated ego.

But he also has the Prime Minister's favor.

General Spears has a fondness for…

Yes, yes, that... Thank you. Go. Thanks.

What the hell are you doing? with those wretched islands?

These are French islands! - So much is at stake!

If you had waited, if only for a week,

I could give consent.

You had to ask permission from America.

I thought it was Great Britain is a sovereign nation.

My mistake.

Tell me, General, does Admiral

Muselier know that you have ordered

him to land against my express command?

I don't interfere with British ones internal affairs.

I believe the same is true for you when it comes to France.

Of course.

But I must say that this admiral, that high admiral,

is becoming more and more pleasant to work with.

I consider him reasonable, accommodating...

He has the qualities expected of a leader.

Sir, there was little problem with cocaine...

That was a misunderstanding.

Now we have to end this one tapeworm called St. Peter and Miquelon.

Return the island to Darlan? Petain?

You're kidding!

How can you stop with Hitler's collaborators against us?

You will sign this memorandum. Or Muselier will sign it for you.

You are not at war against Hitler, but against me.

Look at each other.

Are they not enough for you? Germany, Italy and Japan?

You want to fight and against England and America?

I will take it as an extremely tasteless joke because

if the English are on anyone could count, it was me.

You?

You give us more trouble but all other governments together.

The writings concerning you occupy more places than all the others put together.

Exactly right.

France is a great power.

I was hoping you would give

us after we recognize you, we can help.

You have failed and we will

have to change our strategy.

So...

You are breaking the alliance between France and England.

Between De Gaulle and England.

Then why are you talking to De Gaulle if he is not france?

You are not France!

I do not recognize you as France.

It's always a pleasure to see you.

General.

Messrs. Churchill.

What a charming man.

There is no sentimentality with the English.

Bang your fist on the table and fold like pancakes.

Admiral, what does this mean?

Downing Street requested to end your deviation.

Please! - Let him go.

Rebellion? In the middle of a war?

You hold your position, Plevene.

And to you, De Gaulle,

I offer the post of governor of Chad.

What madness!

Find out on your own.

A gun salute!

He's gone, sir.

He retreated into the house in Hampstead with his wife and daughter.

She loves Hampstead.

And you? - It's okay.

Don't forget that they burned Joan of Arc.

France is ready to support German troops in Africa

Admiral DARLAN accelerates cooperation

Watch out. Come on.

Fernanda!

Thanks, Dad.

Christianne, come, baby.

Fernanda...

I'm breaking the rules by writing to you which I set for myself.

But I found out yesterday that Pierre was shot.

I know you would want me to tell you that.

There are so few of us in Paris

could talk and understand each other.

Until that day,

the most beautiful and most terrible in my life.

I understood on the platform that I have to disappear.

Goodbye, Fernand.

You meant a lot to him.

Hitler's Africa Corps continues to deal heavy

blows to the British in North Africa, which

undermines confidence in Churchill's military strategy.

April 1942

The tide is turning, Winston.

If we lose North Africa, we lose the Mediterranean, and then the war.

Our people are less well armed and

outnumbered by almost 30,000 soldiers and tanks.

Rommel's victory the offensive continues.

They had to leave El Agheila...

This development of events raises tough questions in

Washington as Rommel advances and the Allies under...

Rommel approaches Tobruk.

What would the loss of Tobruk meant for allies?

If he succeeds, he will have an open

road to Egypt, and the British will have

no choice but surrender and lose the war.

This is London.

North Africa changes color on the map

and increasingly belongs to the Germans.

Free Frenchmen who are trained there

worried about the future if soon achieve the predicted English defeat.

If Rommel takes Egypt, will also occupy the Suez Canal.

Without oil, we cannot wage war.

Give me a minute, Anthony.

Bir Hakeim.

Almost the entire 8th Army she was captured in Tobruk, sir.

It's a complete disaster.

Why can't our people retreat?

Because there is not enough time.

The Germans may appear tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

What is it? -Bir Hakeim, sir.

A small outpost in the desert.

There are only 3000 poorly equipped soldiers of Free France.

We can't ask them to withstand Rommel's attack.

Why not?

Because that would be cruel and pointless.

Rommel has 30,000 men.

Tanks, artillery, planes.

But the longer they last,

the more of our people we will have manage to get out of Tobruk.

And they would support De Gaulle fought to the very end.

Let's let him out of the cage.

Who, sir? - The Beast of Hampstead.

That's one hell of a sacrifice what do you want from him, Winston.

I won't have to look for her.

Welcome back, sir.

Why drag our soldiers into this chaos?

The English lost El Agheila, all of Cyrenaica. They will lose Tobruk!

And the massacre of General Koenig and our only brigades

will not change anything.

It's suicide!

What is a Free Frenchman, gentlemen?

Someone brave enough to face not ten Germans...

but with a thousand.

It is certain death for our soldiers.

And all this to protect Churchill?

Churchill and France!

Better death than surrender.

That is the meaning of Free France.

We have awakened hope.

We cannot sacrifice Free France in one battle.

And if they are forced to surrender?

France did not surrender in 1940.

He won't give up even now.

Tell Koenig that the eyes of all

France pointed at him and his men.

And that they are...

the pride of the nation.

The last miner is back.

All mines are laid.

General?

The minefield is ready.

General.

This is Koenig.

Corporal Hubert.

Major Imogene.

Corporal Duterte.

First of all, we have to

expect attack by all possible

means: artillery, infantry, tanks and aircraft.

And it will be violent.

First of all...

First of all, we must expect an attack...

we have to expect attack by all possible means...

Artillery, infantry, tanks and planes.

Secondly,

I'm sure everyone will of you to do your duty.

Without faltering.

Without exception.

Second, I'm sure...

...that each of you will do your duty.

Without exception.

Whether alone or not. - Whether alone or not.

Whether alone or not.

Third.

France again today takes up arms against Germany.

Our task is to endure until the end.

Fourth.

Good luck everyone.

Good luck everyone.

To combat positions!

The first day

Mine ready.

Pali.

Charge! - Fill it up! Pali!

It works.

That.

We will give them trouble.

They are retreating!

All right.

This is the resurrection.

For the first time since 1940.

a group of French fighters resists

the onslaught of the Axis armies.

Whatever the outcome of this battle, Bir

Hakeim proves to the world something the

world has forgotten: France is not dead.

Second day

Alert!

Five German tanks crossed defensive line at 1200 meters.

Connect me to Thirteen.

Artillery, open fire. Five shots.

Pali!

Correction, 200 meters.

Charge!

Hell!

For God's sake, the French they cannot hold a position forever.

Can't we do better? It's been almost three days!

Chancellor Hitler's message is clear:

white and colored French prisoners captured at Bir Hakeim,

who do not serve in the regular army, they will be hanged.

De Gaulle's outlaws they are just a bunch of young hooligans,

perverted Jews and miserable mercenaries.

They are the shame of France.

The seventh day

Sir, breakthrough at 2000 meters, northwest.

Coordinates.

400.

Curse. The minefield will not last. -390.

We're out of grenades.

There is only one solution.

Connect me to Thirteen.

Imogene, this is Koenig, charge.

Forward!

Grenade!

The tank is approaching! Call Hubert.

Correction, 300 meters.

Quickly!

Hubert, confirm.

Thirteenth night While the position of the

Free French at Bir Hakeim it gets worse and

worse, France after shameful capitulations in 1940.

in North Africa a similar fate threatens again.

De Gaulle's stubbornness puts the fate of France in question.

Only a madman would continue this fight while the Germans tighten

the ring from all sides.

Surrender now seems inevitable.

Take cover!

Camerini! - Let go.

Let them go.

Status report.

First, the enemy brings in reinforcements.

Secondly,

our defense suffered damage, but we're still holding on.

Supply lines have been cut.

We lost the exit corridor.

They lasted fifteen days.

Even if they have to surrender, that is a remarkable feat, General.

Thirteen suffered huge losses, they need reinforcements.

Well done, prime minister.

British!

The Eighth Army is safe

and is ready to welcome her

Germans.

Bravo.

And thank you very much.

They are waiting for us in Ksar el-Abid,

120 km from here.

Gentlemen.

The task is completed.

We endured.

Much longer than one could imagine.

I decided how we will fight.

You decide how we die.

We lost the exit corridor.

You know that.

If we decide to break through through enemy lines,

few of us will...

reach the British positions.

If we surrender...

If we surrender...

most of you will probably be spared.

It's up to you to decide.

Dear God, don't let them give up.

Just drive, to hell with mines!

Stop!

Here, take this!

Trunk!

Get going!

Look, straight ahead!

British!

well done sir welcome to British territory.

Where are the Pacific Battalion and the Thirteenth?

I don't know, I lost sight of them at dawn. - Binoculars.

Are they yelling at us?

Long live France!

Gentlemen.

A little dignity.

We continue.

A gun salute!

Chamfort said:

"The sensible survived,

they lived passionately."

For two years, France

although it is Vichy betrayed and handed over to the enemy,

continues the fight.

During those two years

we lived a lot

because we are passionate people.

But also,

we survived.

How reasonable we are!

Without a doubt we are getting closer

turning points in the war.

US aid levels,

heroic resistance of the Russian people,

the efforts of the British people

they show that victory is within reach.

I say we are passionate…

but when it comes to passion,

we only have one:

France.

War is a matter of faith and morality

as much as material strength.

Nations are only defeated

if they believe they are defeated.

...soldiers killed near Keren,

Suitcases,

Murzuka, Damascus...

That, gentlemen, is my message...

Bir Hakeim...

Sailors from our sunken ships...

France, real France,

eternal France,

she is not defeated because she believes in victory.

French volunteers crushed in their positions,

fighters from Saint-Nazaire fell with a knife in his hand,

young shot in Nantes, Paris, Lille...

They show that our flag flies with pride,

that our funerals mean hope...

You are the bond of French unity.

And that our Marseillaise echoes with anger.

It is the blood of the French

who did not accept the

armistice, who did not want to

experience the shame of death without a fight.

Winston, isn't it exactly what you expected...

What you saw in him despite everything we said?

Perhaps.

But we don't see how we can keep in ignorance.

Not anymore, not now.

But it's an American operation.

And I made Roosevelt a promise.

Allies?

That.

Be careful!

He must not know about the landing and that's it.

He now embodies the Resistance Movement.

You two are coming with me.

Lead him, lead him!

Algeria is part of France, Winston.

The resistance will help us to enter without difficulty, God willing.

I've been waiting two years for this!

I question members of the French resistance, one by one.

everyone tells me they come because of him.

Hands on the head! Against the wall!

You lose, Admiral.

Tell your troops to surrender.

The Germans are on their way.

We keep fighting.

You lost.

May I sit down?

The United States has a proposal for you.

What do you think of Marshal Petain?

It's De Gaulle!

It's De Gaulle!

General!

What do you think about the meeting? with General Eisenhower?

Here you go.

In the presence of General Eisenhower,

I command the French troops

in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco

and all of Africa

immediate ceasefire.

Which takes effect immediately.

Admiral Darlan becomes commander-in-chief

of all French combat forces.

Together we will overcome the Germans.

Congratulations.

The new king of the Gauls.

"Shameful Alliance".

An alliance in which you also participate.

As the Russians say, Anthony, in great peril

man will even with the devil, and with his grandmother, make an alliance,

until he gets to safety.

Darlan gives Roosevelt Algeria, Dakar and 400,000 people.

And what does De Gaulle give us?

Chad?

Gentlemen, at our last

joint meeting, contrary

to custom, I wish you only...

to thank.

The Allies chose.

A strategic choice,

immoral and painful.

For us, teaming up with a Vichy

man would mean losing our soul.

Hence Free France

there is no reason to exist anymore.

We have never betrayed our own conscience.

We fought passionately.

We never compromised.

History, which always take the side of the winner,

they will probably remember us...

like a handful of lunatics.

I'll call Roosevelt on the safe line. Come in 30 minutes.

Good afternoon, Admiral. -Good afternoon.

Admiral!

Don't move.

Fernande Bonnier de la Chapelle.

Do you have anything to say?

Imam.

I say it's France worth my life.

At my command.

Aim!

Cheers... -Fire!

My dear dad.

Do not grieve if I must die.

Let...

so be it.

It's important that we both know that this death is not in vain.

I'm sure you forgive me all our lively quarrels,

but still I ask your forgiveness once more.

Kiss your wife and little Christianne for me.

If you see uncle and aunt again,

I'm counting on you to tell them how much I loved them.

And if one day a certain Livia she will ask about me...

Tell her I loved her.

Life is woven from so many unpredictability.

God's will?

They say that God protects children and fools.

Goodbye, my dear dad.

Sending you all my love.

Fernando.

This is London.

This work of fiction it is inspired by historical events.

Characters, locations, dialogues and circumstances they were modified according to the author's vision.

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