Free French

American  

noun

1. (in World War II) the French movement, organized in London under the leadership of General Charles de Gaulle, that repudiated the 1940 armistice with the Nazis and the government established at Vichy and fought for the liberation of France and the restoration of the republic.

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Example Sentences

Most of all, in my case, there was the personal connection stretching across the Atlantic, established during the war when many of my family’s elders fought for Charles de Gaulle’s Free French.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was an experienced aviator, and after writing the book, returned to Europe on a reconnaissance mission for the Free French air force fighting Nazi Germany.

From BBC

He became leader of the Free French Forces.

From BBC

The plane landed somewhere near the Belgian border and the crew were rescued by the Free French Forces.

From Los Angeles Times

On the day after Paris’s liberation, Ms. Segouin marched in a victory parade only steps away from Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French Forces, down the Champs-Élysées.

From New York Times