Vichy French

**John** · 07-21-2013, 09:59 AM

Thanks Hughes. It seems to be a regional leaflet, as Paris etc doesn't get a mention.

**lebus12** · 07-21-2013, 10:03 AM

Exactly, it is for the north of France.
The beginning of the waffen ss in France is the 23 th of july 1943.

**John** · 07-21-2013, 12:12 PM

Thanks Michel. I'm surprised that the waffen ss were not active in France until 1943. It's not my field, anyway I've learnt something there.

**Felipe Allard** · 03-12-2014, 11:50 PM

by John

A few more French items. These are brassards and badges of the Croix de Fue (Cross of Fire) organisation, this started off life as a Nationalist ex-serviceman's organisation in the late 1920's but was banned by the pro-communist Popular Front Government in 1936. The PSF, a political party which came from the CdF ,could be described as a precursor of the later Vichy Government . The items shows are quite common in France as the organisation was huge, however, the small gold beret badge is quite hard to get.

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croix de feu no fue , means cross of fire

**stuka f** · 03-13-2014, 07:46 AM

I think that was clear to John(see within brackets!) ;-)
Anyway thise poster 40x30 cm is offered for sale at 25 € ex parcel costs on a Dutch forum;

**pegase** · 03-13-2014, 08:12 AM

*****

**English Bill** · 02-03-2019, 12:59 AM

I was given it by a member of the RBL who was into the Far Right of Politics. He even had signed letters from Sir Oswald Mosley when he was living in France.