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The British Soldier In France, 1944

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Introduction:
"A quiz based on the the original Foreign Office booklet "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944"."


1. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet is prefaced with a quote;
"You may be sure that France will rise free, united and independent, to stand on guard with others over the generous tolerances and brightening opportunities of the human society we mean to rescue and rebuild". Who said this on 31st August 1943?
    Winston Churchill
    Maréchal Leclerc
    Général Charles de Gaulle
    King George VI


2. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet describes the conduct of the individual German soldier in France. What phrase does the booklet use to do this?
    "...has behaved quite deplorably"
    "...has behaved remarkably correctly"
    "...has behaved with good humour"
    "...has behaved inhumanly"


3. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet explains that a large number of French men and women had been shot for active resistance. How many such people does the book claim to have been so executed?
    500,000
    500
    5,000
    50,000


4. British soldiers were encouraged to participate in sport against the French population they had liberated as a means of cementing friendly relations. Which sport does the "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet particularly recommend to play?
    Football (soccer)
    Cycle races
    Cricket
    Drinking challenges


5. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet explains that the currency in use in France is 100 centimes to the franc. It does however also explain that in the countryside it would be quite typical to find that amounts up to 5 francs are counted in 5 centimes quantities. i.e. an item worth one franc would be valued at 20 of these amounts. What term did the French use for this 5 centimes amount?
    Penny
    Sous
    Livre
    Brique


6. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet warns the British soldier against entering into arguments with the French population on certain subjects. What are they advised against specifically?
    Religion and politics
    Comparing the qualities of British and French women
    Wine versus beer
    Comparing fighting abilities between the British and French armies


7. In the "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet what reasons are given to the British soldier not to speed on French roads?
    The able-bodied have been largely deported leaving the old and the young who may not be so agile in the face of oncoming traffic
    Not all bomb craters in the roads are signalled beforehand to the advancing motorist
    The occupied French enjoy the only solace left to them - wine. They may not be capable of avoiding speeding traffic
    Frightened and escaped farmstock abound and form regular traffic hazards


8. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet explains that a large portion of central and southern France was given over to a puppet government of the German occupying forces known as "The Vichy Regime". Who was Head of State to this regime when it was established?
    Général Charles de Gaulle
    Maréchal Phillipe Pétain
    Paul Reynard
    Albert Lebrun


9. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet explains several reasons why some resentment may still be encountered by the British soldier in France. It cites one very clear example as to why this might be. What is it?
    The French had never forgiven Britain for the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo
    Of necessity the British had cause to bomb strategic targets in France to damage the German war machine. This led to the death of many French people.
    The French were jealous that Britain avoided invasion purely by the existence of the English Channel
    They feared a British occupation of their lands as much as the German occupation they were experiencing


10. The "Instructions For British Servicemen In France 1944" booklet works hard to dispel the British perceived myth that the French are (and I quote)"...a particularly gay, frivolous people with no morals and few convictions"! It makes reference to the area of "Paree" that typifies this ill-founded generalist notion amongst the British. What area of Paris is referenced?
    Ile de la Cité
    Champs d'Elysees
    Montmartre
    La Rive Gauche


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