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  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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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 Dec. 12, 2025

Many Africans in French colonies volunteered to fight for the Free French Forces, though many were also drafted into service.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2023

It was in her Free French uniform, hung with her various French military and civilian honors, that she appeared with Dr. King at the March on Washington.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2021

They ask a total of one question: about three Free French flags rolled up in a second-floor closet.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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