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    France declared war at the same time that Great Britain did: after Germany invaded Poland. On 22 June 1940, France surrendered to Germany. Around 350,000 French soldies and 500,000 French civilians were killed in WWII.

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    France declared war at the same time that Great Britain did: after Germany invaded Poland. On 22 June 1940, France surrendered to Germany. Around 350,000 French soldies and 500,000 French civilians were killed in WWII.

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    FrancenecessarilywasntadirectallytotheUS.

    TheywerealliesthroughtheUK,but
    nothingelse,really.FrancedeclaredwaratthesametimethatGreatBritaindid:afterGermany
    invadedPoland.FrancesfightagainstGermanydidnotlastverylong,becauseon22June
    1940,FrancesurrenderedtoGermany.GermanyoccupiedFranceuntil6June1944,whena
    massiveAlliedforceinvadedthebeachesofNormandy.Inthesummerandfall,theAllies
    pushedEastthroughFrancefromthere.AlliedtroopswerestationedintheSouthofFrance
    during1944Augustaswell.Whenthewarfinallyended,around350,000Frenchsoldiesand
    500,000FrenchcivilianswerekilledinWWII,makingFrancesnumberssignificantlylowerthan
    othercountriesthatmademoreofabiggerimpact.

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