A concave meniscus, which is what you normally will see, occurs when the molecules of the liquid are attracted to those of the container. This occurs with water and a glass tube. A convex meniscus occurs when the molecules have a stronger attraction to each other than to the container, as with mercury and glass.
Free French Forces. The Free French Forces (French: Forces franÃ§aises libres) were individuals or military units who joined Free France (la France libre), the resistance organisation founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1940 in London to continue the struggle against the Axis powers.
The Liberation of France: 1944. Operation Overlord was launched by the Western Allies in June of 1944. On August 24th of the same year, the city of Paris was liberated. By September, most of France was already back in Allied hands. 580,000 French people were killed by the time the liberation started. As far as military deaths, there were 92,000 in the years of 1939 and 1940. From 1940 to 1945, 58,000 more died.