France was occupied by the German army in June 1940 and remained there until August 1944. In the southern part of the country, after the armistice called by Marshal Petain, the Vichy government is established, headed by the Marshal. The rest of the territory, more than half of France, remained under the direct control of the Germans. In Paris, was founded July 7, 1941, "La Légion des Volontaires Francais" that led to fight with the German uniform and a small shield with the colors of the French flag sewn on the right sleeve of his jacket, 2400 men on the Russian front in December 1941. After furious fighting and heavy losses, was reconstituted a contingent of 2700 soldiers in 1942. These men fought until June 1944, after which the remaining survivors were absorbed into the French division of the SS which was founded in 1943 with approximately 1,500 volunteers. The new formation was called the SS Charlemagne "and could count on some 7000, which came only by the SS and the French Légion des Volontaires Francais by other forces including militia was the main body militarized right-wing. After numerous battles against the Russians advancing into the heart of Germany, the survivors of the "SS Charlemagne" will defend to the last buildings in Berlin, including the Chancellor's (temple of the Hitler government), until May 2, 1945, date last and victorious Russian assault.
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