WebParis started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10, 1940, when the Germans attacked France and quickly defeated the French army.The French government departed Paris on June 10, and the Germans occupied the city on June 14. During the Occupation, …

WebPalm Beach County is a county located in the southeastern part of Florida and lies directly north of Broward County and Miami-Dade County.The county had a population of 1,496,770 as of the 2019 U.S. Census, making it the third-most populous county in the state of Florida and the 25th-most populous county in the United States. The largest city and county seat …

WebLe duché de Normandie est un état féodal qui a existé de 911 à 1469, d'abord comme principauté largement autonome, puis, après sa conquête par le roi de France en 1204, comme partie du domaine royal ou comme apanage. Louis XI supprime le duché en 1469. Toutefois, il subsiste pour sa partie insulaire (les îles Anglo-Normandes) comme …

WebGreater St. Louis is a bi-state metropolitan area that completely surrounds and includes the independent city of St. Louis, the principal city.It includes parts of both Missouri and Illinois.The city core is on the Mississippi Riverfront on the border with Illinois in the geographic center of the metro area. The Mississippi River bisects the metro area …

WebCaen (/ k ɒ̃, k ɑː n /, French: (); Norman: Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados.The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (as of 2018), while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in …

WebOperation Fortitude was the code name for a World War II military deception employed by the Allied nations as part of an overall deception strategy (code named Bodyguard) during the build-up to the 1944 Normandy landings.Fortitude was divided into two sub-plans, North and South, with the aim of misleading the German High Command as to the location of …

WebLa Mancha (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈmantʃa]) is a natural and historical region located in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, and Toledo.La Mancha is an arid but fertile plateau (610 m or 2000 ft) that stretches from the mountains of Toledo to the western spurs of the hills of Cuenca, and bordered to the south by the Sierra Morena and …

WebDordogne (UK: / d ɔːr ˈ d ɔɪ n / dor-DOYN, US: / d ɔːr ˈ d oʊ n / dor-DOHN or / d ɔːr ˈ d ɔː n j ə / dor-DAWN-yə; French: (); Occitan: Dordonha [duɾˈduɲɔ]) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux.Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named after the …

WebFrench Guiana (/ ɡ i ˈ ɑː n ə / or / ɡ i ˈ æ n ə /; French: Guyane (); French Guianese Creole: Lagwiyann [la.ɡɥi.jãn]) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas.It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west.. With a land area of 83,534 km 2 (32,253 …

WebFrench (français or langue française [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages.French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul.Its closest relatives are the other langues …

WebThe University of Montpellier (French: Université de Montpellier) is a public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France.Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the oldest universities in the world. The university was split into three universities (the University of Montpellier 1, the University of Montpellier 2 and …

WebA duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition.. There once existed an important difference between "sovereign dukes" and dukes who were ordinary noblemen throughout Europe. Some historic duchies were sovereign …

WebFort Lauderdale (/ ˈ l ɔː d ər d eɪ l /) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 as of the 2020 Census making it the tenth largest city in Florida. Along with Miami and Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale is …

WebAlexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville (French: [a.lɛk.si‿də tɔk.vil]; 29 July 1805 – 16 April 1859), colloquially known as Tocqueville (/ ˈ t ɒ k v ɪ l, ˈ t oʊ k-/), was a French aristocrat, diplomat, political scientist, political philosopher and historian.He is best known for his works Democracy in America (appearing in two volumes, 1835 and 1840) and The …