FRENCH POPULATION
proclamation by general WILSON London, Aug. 15. General Sir Henry Maitlahd Wilson, Commander-In-Chief in the Mediterranean, this morning ssued the following proclamation to he French population: “Armies of the Unted Nations have landed in southern Brance. Their ob-
jective is to drive out the Germans and join up with the Allied armies advancing from Normandy. French forces are participating in these opera-
tions by the side of their Allied brothers in arms by sea, land and air. The army of France is in being again and fighting on its own soil for the liberation of its country. Remember 1918. “All Frenchmen and civilians as well as military have a part to play in the campaign in the south. Your duty will be made clear to you. Listen to the Allied radio. Read notices and leaflets and pass on all instructions from one man and woman to another. Let us end the struggle as quickly as possible so that all France may again resume her free life. Victory is certain. Long live the spirit of France and all it stafids for.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 16 August 1944, Page 5
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182FRENCH POPULATION Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 16 August 1944, Page 5
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