Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen Air Base (BA 118). During the rallying of général Charles de Gaulle through the Appeal of 18 June 1940 inviting Frenchmen to join him in London, some went on to Great-Britain in order to continue the fight with the Allies. Great-Britain became the most important « Free French military base and rallying point. Following the rupture of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact by Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941, representatives of Vichy were declared as Persona non grata by the Soviet Authorities and were asked to return to France. Colonel Charles Luguet, the air attaché of the Vichy Government in Moscow, changed
Let's All Be Free Film Festival 2014 in central London. A new Student Category has been introduced, and the festival will again feature short films that explore the theme of freedom, as well as guest speakers, discussions and Q&As. The Let's All Be Free Film Festival is currently open for submissions via Withoutabox, and the submission deadlines are as follows: The BAFTA nominated short film "The Voorman Problem", directed by Mark Gill and starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander went on to win the Short Fiction category. Let's All Be Free Film Festival The Let's All Be Free Film Festival (LABFFF) is an annual film festival