France Honors Soldiers From Riviera D-Day
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France on Sunday honored soldiers, including tens of thousands of Africans, who staged an assault on the French Riviera 60 years ago to break the Nazi grip &#151; one of the least-remembered military operations of World War II.
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France has moved around 100 troops from Gabon to the Central African Republic, two days after its forces helped the army there fight off a rebel attack.
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Veterans from former French colonies _ many of whom fought to free France from the Nazis during World War II _ will soon be granted better pensions, ending decades of inequality, the defense minister said ...Comment
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The United States and France called on  Wednesday for a closer friendship after years of strained  relations over Iraq as they marked the 63rd anniversary of the  D-Day invasion that broke the Nazi hold on Europe.
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President Jacques Chirac awarded the Legion d'Honneur order to actor and director Clint Eastwood on Saturday, calling his latest films lessons in humanity.Comment
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Large crowds have lined Paris streets to witness military columns roll through marking the 60th anniversary of the cityâs liberation from German occupation.
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Forgotten participants in the liberation of France receive a deeply moving tribute in the World War II saga "Days of Glory," a film that's epic in both scope and drama as it follows a group of North African soldiers fighting the Nazis in Europe.
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World War II veterans who helped liberate Paris 60 years ago joined French President Jacques Chirac at a commemorative Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Thousands of people in Paris are preparing to mark the anniversary of the city&#39;s liberation in World War II. Sixty years ago, the Nazi troops who had occupied the French capital for four years, surrendered.
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Dozens of French soldiers arrived Sunday to help the Lebanese army rebuild bridges that were destroyed or damaged by Israeli airstrikes during the 34-day fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.
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French President Jacques Chirac has awarded the Legion of Honour to actor and director Clint Eastwood, calling his latest films lessons in humanity.Comment
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A delegation of senators touring U.S. military cemeteries in Europe laid wreaths Monday near the graves of thousands of soldiers, including many who died storming the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in June 1944.
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Troops stepped up patrols in many  parts of India on Saturday, especially in the restive northeast  and Kashmir, as the government prepared to host French  President Nicolas Sarkozy for its Republic Day celebrations.
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Marking the 63rd anniversary of the D-Day landings that turned the tide of World War II, Defense Secretary Robert Gates evoked emotional images of a bloody beach assault that "unfolded as if it were a lifetime" for the young men who braved German guns.
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France honored nearly 2,000 Paris police officers Thursday who led a bloody World War II uprising against their Nazi occupiers days before Allied troops liberated the city.
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Two British warships and 14 heads of state yesterday marked the 60th anniversary of the Provence landings - the larger but lesser-known of the Allied operations to liberate France at the end of the Second World ...
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The naval ship's pantry is stocked with wines, baguettes and pate, and its casual dress code is shorts and sandals. There's even an artist &#151; a painter to keep an illustrated record of the trip. With a panache all its own, France's military is delivering aid to tsunami-battered Indonesia &#151; and showing how a small force can make a difference.