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''There's no question that the first World War was hard, and neither was the aftermath easy - the British Empire saw the loss of Ireland. The Great Depression. Strikes and uncertainties and hunger.''
''The Third French Republic holds a colonial empire that stretches from the Caribbean to West Africa to Indochina - but the First World War and the Great Depression left deep scars at home. After years of recession and strikes and socialist governments grappling with ultra-nationalist trends at home and among her neighbors, the average French citizen probably hopped for nothing more from 1939 than peace and a return to normalcy.''


''But, for all that, the sun is not setting on the British Empire. From Canada to South Africa to east Africa to India to the British Isles themselves there's still a common vision - or at least a single king.''
''But it was not to be....''[[File:French National Emblem.png|thumb|French National Emblem
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''With all that territory, and with perhaps the greatest navy the world has ever seen, there are privileges and there are responsibilities. This new war will smash against the limits of both.''
 




Revision as of 00:09, 16 May 2023

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The Third French Republic holds a colonial empire that stretches from the Caribbean to West Africa to Indochina - but the First World War and the Great Depression left deep scars at home. After years of recession and strikes and socialist governments grappling with ultra-nationalist trends at home and among her neighbors, the average French citizen probably hopped for nothing more from 1939 than peace and a return to normalcy.

But it was not to be....

French National Emblem
Naval Forces Marine Nationale
Prefix None
Faction Allies
Total Ships 17
Carriers 1
Battleships 3
Battlecruisers 0
Heavy Cruisers 2
Light Cruisers 3
Destroyers 6
Submarines 1
Other Vessels 1


This nation is part of the Allies at the start of the game.


Belles of France:

Ship name Category Starting ship Note
Léopard DD Yes
Verdun DD Yes
Maillé Brézé DD Yes
L'Audacieux DD
Le Triomphant DD
Volta DD
Belle:La Motte-Picquet CL
Émile Bertin CL
Marseillaise CL
Jeanne d'Arc TCL October 39 Event, First Half
Suffren CA
Algérie CA
Paris BB
Dunkerque BB
Provence BB November 39 Event, Second Half
Béarn CV
Surcouf SS
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