Brazzaville? Why Brazzaville?
Of all the places they could go, including Lisbon (who's to stop them?) why go to sub-Saharan Africa? Am I missing something?
shareOf all the places they could go, including Lisbon (who's to stop them?) why go to sub-Saharan Africa? Am I missing something?
shareBecause Brazzaville was controlled by the Free French. Lisbon was not; Portugal was neutral. They were picking a side.
shareKind of relevant. The other day I learned that Portugal and Great Britain have the longest running alliance still active to this day, first drafted under the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 C.E. (A.D.). Thought I throw this out here. It would not have come into play during WWII unless Portugal was attacked or provoked. Carry on.
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There was a Free French battalion stationed there, one of the few places at that time where Free French resistance was going on.
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