Volunteer of the French Resistance interior force (FFI) at Châteaudun in 1944.

Germany occupied France on June 22nd, 1940, early on in World War II, and held power over them until the war ended in 1944.  Do to their occupation, Frenchmen had to adjust to their new life.  Many fled Northern France and retreated to Southern France, where Germany’s control of things were weaker.  For those that stayed, some accepted the take over and made relationships with their new German neighbors; others continued to fight against their German occupiers, even though their country had fallen.  The continued fight led to the rise of the Resistance.  This Resistance did not get much publicity at the time, but if it were not for them, the soul of France might have died for good.

Author: Evan Stone

Interviewer: Jackson Rogers