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Note: In World War II, France's military resistance to the German army collapsed in the spring of 1940. Germans occupied much of France from 1940 to 1944. In 1944, the Allies invaded France, along with French troops, and drove the Germans out of France, finally defeating them in 1945.
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The eastern part of France consists of the Alsace, Lorraine, Franche Comté and Burgundy regions. The landscape has rolling hills and many beautiful cities, such as Metz, Strasbourg, Nancy and Dijon. This region produces many famous wines, including magnificent pinot noirs and chardonnays valued the world over, as well as the famous "Yellow wine" from the Jura mountain vineyard.
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BOULOGNE, France, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Vision IQ, a computer vision software developer, today announced the appointment of Tony Jaux as its vice president of engineering. In this position, Jaux will lead the development of hardware and software for Poseidon, the world's first computer-aided drowning detection system.
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In 1958 an uprising in Algeria, then a French colony, threatened France with civil war. The French government surrendered dictatorial power to Charles de Gaulle, a resistance leader during World War II, and invited de Gaulle to form a new government. French voters approved a new constitution by popular referendum that strengthened the powers of the presidency, and de Gaulle became the new government’s first president. De Gaulle viewed France as a great power, and he followed an independent stance in foreign affairs, a policy that helped boost France’s international influence. In recent decades, France, working closely with Germany, has played a leading role in the move toward greater European economic and political integration.
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Mr. Shah Rukh KHAN has been honoured with the distinction of Officer of the “Ordre des Arts et des Lettres” by the Ambassador of France to India, Mr. Jérôme BONNAFONT, in the name of the President of the French Republic. The bestowal was held on Sunday 27 January 2008 in Mumbai at the inauguration ceremony of “Rendez-vous with French cinema”, the first French film festival across India. Starting with the private world premiere in Mumbai of “Asterix at (...)
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Trains are a great way to get around in France. You can get pretty much from anywhere to anywhere else by train. For long distances, use the TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse - High-Speed Train). Reservations are obligatory. But, if you have time, take the slow train and enjoy the scenery. The landscape is part of what makes France one of the top tourist destinations in the world.
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