THE WAR

THE WAR

War is a phenomenon of organized collective violence that affects relations between human societies or power relations within societies. It is governed by the law of armed conflict, also known as “international humanitarian law”.

Gueules cassées

The term “broken faces” coined by Colonel Picot, the first president of the Union of Head and Face Casualties, refers to survivors of the First World War who suffered one or more combat injuries and suffered severe physical damage. especially in the face. It also refers to men profoundly affected by the conflict, who could not fully regain civilian life or who, in the most serious cases, had to be interned for life.

German occupation

The German occupation of France during the Second World War, commonly known as the Occupation, was an episode in French history during which Nazi Germany occupied the French metropolitan territory militarily. The Occupation began with the armistice of 22 June 1940 and ended with the gradual liberation of the territory from June-August 1944 in continental France, preceded by the liberation of Corsica in October 1943.

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat was a British plan organized by the Double Cross System during World War II to convince the German Grand Headquarters (OKW) that the Allies would invade the Balkans and Sardinia instead of Sicily. which was their real goal.