Waffen SS Who Hid In The French Foreign Legion After WW2

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Support our channel by getting Wings of Heroes on your iOS/Android device for free - https://woh.onelink.me/WXir/ex2cwvkf and use our gift code SIMPLEHISTORY to get a unique skin for your first plane! In the aftermath of the Second World War, France was in shambles, having been occupied by the Germans for most of the war. Even though the fighting in Europe was over, France’s overseas colony of Indochina was in revolt, and the ravaged nation desperately needed soldiers to stamp out the rebellion. Exhausted after years of war and occupation, they were forced to tap into a new pool of manpower, which came from an unlikely source. Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner-%60/e/B00H5TYLAE/ T-Shirts https://teespring.com/stores/simple-history-official-merch Simple history gives you the facts, simple! See the book collection here: Amazon USA http://www.amazon.com/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Daniel-Turner/e/B00H5TYLAE/ https://www.facebook.com/Simple-History-549437675141192/ https://twitter.com/SimpleHistoryYT Further Reading: https://www.britannica.com/topic/French-Foreign-Legion https://cherrieswriter.com/2024/06/02/the-french-foreign-legion-the-waffen-ss-and-vietnam/ https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/the-french-foreign-legion/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/05/03/issue.html?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 https://foreignlegion.info/joining/ https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/SS_blood_group_tattoo https://web.archive.org/web/20080205225048/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/01/27/bosutherland.xml Credit: Simple History Creator: Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London) Video Directors: Lav Velimirovic, Ognjen Jovic Script: Robert de Graaf Script Review: Peter Turner Narrator: Chris Kane (https://vocalforge.com) Artists: Fiona Phan, Selma Belegic Animators: Nancy Bhalla, Krishna, Guillermo G. Caasi. Jr, Ravina Bheda, Rommel Ponferrada Editor: Artem Dobrohodov, James Dowse Thumbnails: Fiona Phan Brand Partnerships: Barbara Abraul Senior Production Manager: Umar Ijaz Simple History Channel Manager: James Dowse