They did in North Africa

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They did in North Africa

Larry J — 8/26/2004 8:04:56 PM (archived)

Patton's book "War As I Knew It" says that the French troops in North Africa killed some 800 Americans during Operation TORCH before surrendering. I've read other accounts that indicate the casualty count (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) was over 1,400.

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Remembering the liberation of Paris - Tom Brosz - 8/25/2004 6:04:41 PM
- re: Remembering the liberation of Paris - Raoul - 8/25/2004 9:20:50 PM
  - Yeah, America was dying to take over France. - Tom Brosz - 8/25/2004 9:39:39 PM
    - re: Here.... - Raoul - 8/25/2004 9:55:47 PM
      - You Have Become A Characature Of European Anti-Americanism - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 11:03:35 PM
        
        re: de Gaulle rejected AMGOT - Raoul - 8/26/2004 1:50:40 PM
        
        And the result? - McFly - 8/26/2004 8:56:28 PM
        
        re: Sovereign state - Raoul - 8/26/2004 10:15:56 PM
        
        And Now - Mark Eby - 8/27/2004 12:51:57 AM
        
        That may belong on Flame. - Bowser - 8/26/2004 4:20:34 AM
        
        You Seem To Be Confused About Objectivity - Mark Eby - 8/27/2004 1:08:39 AM
        
        re: We live on two different worlds - Raoul - 8/27/2004 3:08:56 PM
        
        Yes I Strongly Disagree - Mark Eby - 8/28/2004 4:25:20 AM
        
        re: We live on two different worlds - gbaikie - 8/28/2004 1:20:56 AM
        
        That didn't sound like an insult. It's just polemic. - Daniel L - 8/26/2004 1:37:42 PM
        
        re: It's just polemic. - Raoul - 8/26/2004 2:02:27 PM
        
        well - - Daniel - 8/26/2004 3:55:39 PM
        
        re: Things change;) - Raoul - 8/26/2004 6:34:39 PM
- How many Americans died to free them Donald? - jr - 8/25/2004 7:51:36 PM
  - And how many Americans stayed in France, shooting 'em up? (n/t) - Bowser - 8/25/2004 8:33:00 PM
    - Yesterdays French Were Smarter - They Didn't Attack Liberators (n/t) - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 11:05:44 PM
      - They did in North Africa - Larry J - 8/26/2004 8:04:56 PM
- Questions about French participation in WW2 - David F Mayer - 8/25/2004 6:16:44 PM
  - Heh, heh. - Bowser - 8/25/2004 7:15:48 PM
    - Vichy and Occpied French Soldiers Fought With Nazis - David F Mayer - 8/26/2004 1:17:21 PM
      - According to Patton's 'War as I Knew It"... - Larry J - 8/26/2004 1:59:34 PM
    - Resistance Was Possible And Did Happen - Mark Eby - 8/25/2004 11:07:46 PM
      - Quite right... - McFly - 8/26/2004 1:32:08 AM
        
        Your point of view McFly - Lindy - 8/26/2004 3:59:00 AM
        
        You're 100% right, Lindy - McFly - 8/26/2004 6:38:35 PM
        
        Which part of "The French resisted as best they could - - - " was difficult to understand. - Bowser - 8/26/2004 1:44:52 AM
        
        "So resistance as in Iraq wasn't possible." - Mark Eby - 8/26/2004 2:09:44 AM
        
        McFly - "To suggest that the French resistance was ineffective- - " - Bowser - 8/26/2004 4:10:21 AM
        
        How Bowser's wrong... - McFly - 8/26/2004 6:24:22 PM
        
        and how he's right... - McFly - 8/26/2004 9:12:44 PM

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