Английская Википедия:French Liberation Army
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The French Liberation Army (Шаблон:Lang-fr or AFL) was the reunified French Army that arose from the merging of the Armée d'Afrique with the prior Free French Forces (Шаблон:Lang-fr or FFL) during World War II. The military force of Free France, it participated in the Italian and Tunisian campaigns before joining in the Liberation of France with other Western Allies of World War II. It went on to join the Western Allied invasion of Germany.
History
The French Liberation Army was created in 1943 when the Army of Africa (Шаблон:Lang) led by General Giraud was combined with the Free French Forces of General de Gaulle.Шаблон:Sfn
The AFL participated in the campaigns of Tunisia and Italy; during the Italian campaign the AFL was known as the French Expeditionary Corps in Italy (Шаблон:Lang en Italie or CEFI) making a quarter of the troops deployed. The AFL was key in the liberation of Corsica, the first French metropolitan department to be liberated.Шаблон:Sfn The troops that landed on D-Day were the 2nd Armored Division under Philippe Leclerc and the 1st Battalion Marine Commando Fusiliers (Шаблон:Lang) better known as Commando Kieffer.Шаблон:Sfn
During the Allied invasion of Provence, on 15 August 1944, the AFL made the majority of the troops landing on French shores, capturing the ports of Toulon and Marseille.Шаблон:Sfn The French troops in Southern France were now named French First Army and would participate in the Liberation of France and the invasion of south-western Germany in 1944–45. One of the AFL's garrison and second-line formations, which later helped man the French occupation zone in Germany, was the 10th Infantry Division.
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