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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
[[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.''
 




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


 
==  Belles of France: ==
Belles of France:
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 18 March 2025

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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 18
Carriers 1
Battleships 3
Battlecruisers 0
Heavy Cruisers 2
Light Cruisers 3
Destroyers 7
Submarines 1
Other Vessels 1


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

Belles of France:[edit | edit source]

Ship name Category Starting ship Note
Léopard DD Yes
Verdun DD Yes
Maillé Brézé DD Yes
L'Audacieux DD
Le Triomphant DD
Volta DD
Le Malin DD Faction Reward
Le Terrible DD Event Belle
Belle:La Motte-Picquet CL
Émile Bertin CL
Marseillaise CL
Jeanne d'Arc TCL Event Belle
Suffren CA
Algérie CA
Paris BB
Dunkerque BB
Provence BB Event Belle
Béarn CV
Surcouf SC
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