World War II was an extremely dark time for this entire planet. Every country was affected in some way by the war. With Hitler’s powerful regime taking over who or whatever stood in their way to world domination, no lone country stood a chance at even partial interruption of this totalitarianism. The allied forces, mainly the United States, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, Russia, and France, combined together and did their best to combat the German army. Though they were a great threat, there is no way they could have won the war without the help of the French Resistance. The French Resistance aided the allies of World War II not only by spying on Germans and helping downed allied airmen make it back to base, but also by physically fighting the Gestapo.
The French resistance initially was created by angry French citizens. Starting in May of 1940, the Germans began a quest to conquer France and some other countries on the Western front. By June of 1940 France had fallen …show more content…
These were the “average joe” citizens who, by virtue of extreme generosity and selflessness, truly laid their lives on the line to help save others. Resistance workers were people who normally gave up a part of their home, or another safe place to someone trying to escape German forces. During the Holocaust, Germans hunted out Jews specifically; so in an effort, non- Jew citizens created an entire underground system solely for helping Jews escape the Germans. Resistance workers also helped important allied workers escape; whether they be in the military or just important personnel. These people really took on the war at home. With extreme rationing of food, it was truly hard to feed any extra mouths. For some, there was a constant traffic of people coming through their homes; for others, resistance work was a one-time thing. Depending on German motives, escapees stayed in a resistance home anywhere from a single night to a few
The French resistance initially was created by angry French citizens. Starting in May of 1940, the Germans began a quest to conquer France and some other countries on the Western front. By June of 1940 France had fallen …show more content…
These were the “average joe” citizens who, by virtue of extreme generosity and selflessness, truly laid their lives on the line to help save others. Resistance workers were people who normally gave up a part of their home, or another safe place to someone trying to escape German forces. During the Holocaust, Germans hunted out Jews specifically; so in an effort, non- Jew citizens created an entire underground system solely for helping Jews escape the Germans. Resistance workers also helped important allied workers escape; whether they be in the military or just important personnel. These people really took on the war at home. With extreme rationing of food, it was truly hard to feed any extra mouths. For some, there was a constant traffic of people coming through their homes; for others, resistance work was a one-time thing. Depending on German motives, escapees stayed in a resistance home anywhere from a single night to a few