{"id":48499,"date":"2019-05-25T04:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=48499"},"modified":"2019-05-23T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T19:57:08","slug":"107-abandoned-french-soldiers-killed-for-propaganda-ww2-on-location-france-1940-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/05\/25\/107-abandoned-french-soldiers-killed-for-propaganda-ww2-on-location-france-1940-02\/","title":{"rendered":"107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda &#8211; WW2 on Location &#8211; France 1940 &#8211; 02"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hHQdn60DEZE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Published on 23 May 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the German army breaks through the French lines at Sedan, the left flank of the moving army has to be secured. The French <em>Ouvrage la Fert\u00e9<\/em>, part of the Maginot Line defense works, is subject to this consolidation. But the Germans move with ulterior motives, as them capturing a Maginot Line fort in the first week of the offensive has a huge propaganda value. Tour guide Richard Tucker shows Indy the grounds of a modern tragedy, where 107 French soldiers gave their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Check out (and book!) 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The French Ouvrage la Fert\u00e9, part of the Maginot Line defense works, is subject to this consolidation. 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