From: ABC.Service.Langues@skynet.be   
      
   "Ernest"  a écrit dans le message de   
   news:x8-dnTfM76Z6XaLfRVn-vg@comcast.com...   
      
   I knew that the French willfully (happily?) collaborated with the Germans   
   > during WWII, but I had no idea that more than 10,000+ frenchmen proudly   
   > volunteered to join the infamous Waffen SS. Apparently the Germans needed   
   > help against the Russians, and the French were eager to offer their   
   > assistance. Later in the war, as Germany faced shortages of men to refill   
   > depleted divisions, collaborating (Vichy) Frenchmen volunteered for German   
   > military service in both the SS and regular army, particularly after the   
   > Allies began the liberation of france in 1944. Interestingly, the bulk of   
   > these volunteers were University students, and all but 30 of these young   
   > French "heroes" -no doubt the pride of France- were killed while   
   attempting   
   > to fight the Allies in the battle of Berlin.   
   > Does anyone happen to know how many Allied troops were killed by the   
   French   
   > between 1942 ( Casablanca) and 1945 (Berlin)? I'm just curious.   
      
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