La Nueve, the Forgotten Men of the 9th Company

Aug 25, 2010

0h 53m

★ 7.5

Overview

The story of the Spanish Republicans of La Nueve, the 9th Company of the Régiment de marche du Tchad, part of the French 2nd Armored Division, known as Leclerc Division, whose troops were the first who entered Nazi-occupied Paris on August 24, 1944.

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Documentary

History

War

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Point du Jour

France Télévisions

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Cast

Self - Narrator (voice)

Christine Gagnieux

Self - La Nueve Veteran

Manuel Fernández

Self - Raymond Dronne's Daughter

Colette Flandrin-Dronne

Self - La Nueve Veteran

Luis Royo Ibañez

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