Military history of France during World War II the Allies in several campaigns. These complex opposing forces were called, in a simplistic manner, Vichy French forces and Free French forces. They fought battles all over the world from 1940 to 1945, and sometimes fighting against each other. These forces were composite, made of rebel factions and colonial troops; France controlled a large colonial empire, only second to the British empire. The military participation of the French ground armies, navies and air forces on the Allied side in each theater of World War II (1939–1945) before, during and after the Battle of France, even though it was on various
German occupation of Belgium during World War II collaborate with the Germans and soon became the biggest group in Flanders, gaining many members after disbanded in 1941 and after fusing with the Flemish wing of the nationwide Fascist . There was also an organisation, the ("German-Flemish Work Community", known by its acronym DeVlag), which advocated Nazi-style anti-clericalism and the inclusion of Flanders into Germany itself. During the occupation in World War I, the Germans had favoured the Flemish area of the country in the so-called "Flamenpolitik", supporting Flemish cultural and political movements. This policy was continued during World War II, as the military government encouraged Flemish Movement parties,