SamCaine said:
Vaughany said:
What's this I heard about the French commando's destroying one of the German Amerika Bombers towards the end of world war two? Surely not.
You have to know it's a lie. French commando and war are mutually exclusive words. We all know that the cheese-eating surrender monkies capitulated at the beginning of the war, so the chances of there being any at the end of the war to capture anything other than headlines is extremely limited.
For your information:
Second Maitre Balloche (PO), Free French Navy, No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, receiving the Military Medal from Lord Mountbatten for his action during the Dieppe raid in 1942.
Second Maitre Balloche MM
The proposal from Lord Mountbatten:
No.10 (Inter-Allied) Commando, Fighting French Troop, att 4 Cdo
Military Medal
Sjt Balloche was attached to No.4 Commando during the recent operations at Dieppe.
He was attached to one of my Troops and played a conspicuous part in searching and
occupation of the village of Le Haut, which lies within close proximity to the German
Heavy Battery at Varengeville. He proved of great assistance to the Troop Leader,
who could not speak French, and having gained the information required, he
subsequently went into action and, with the rest of the troop, inflicted heavy
casualties on the enemy. I have great pleasure in recommending Sjt Balloche
for a Military Medal, or some other suitable award.
PS: In Dieppe, Balloche, a very small man, killed a German MG crew using his razor in close combat.