[OBSOLETE; See Artifact-029] Free France of World War II flag on poleMem.053

[OBSOLETE; See Artifact-029] Free France of World War II flag on poleMem.053


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Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Mem.053
Title
[OBSOLETE; See Artifact-029] Free France of World War II flag on pole 1940-1944
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 item
Language
English .
Abstract
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Scope and Content

This flag is for Free France, which represented the government-in-exile of Charles de Gaulle during World War II, when France was occupied. The flag is a tricolour of vertical band of blue, white, and red with a blue two-barred cross (aka Cross of Lorraine) on the white band. The flag is on a pole with blue, white, and red fabric strips wrapped around the top over a soft ball-style finial.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • World War, 1939-1945