DescriptionOrganized in 1940, the French Resistance supplied the Allies with vital intelligence reports and disrupted the Nazi supply and communication lines. By 1944, an estimated 100,000 members served in 60 intelligence cells. The Resistance donated these items for the Gratitude train. The letter details the use of these items. No translation is available for all documents.SubjectSocial movementsFrench Gratitude TrainMerci TrainDate Original1930s-1940sDate Range1930s (1930-1939)1940s (1940-1949)TypeTextOriginal FormatDocuments (other)LanguageFrenchContributing InstitutionArizona Capitol MuseumCollectionFrom Friendship to Gratitude - The Merci Train CollectionRights StatementIN COPYRIGHT http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
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