France - Portugal 1939-1945

There may have been thousands of Portuguese fighting the Germans during World War II as part of regular and irregular French forces.

It is known that the mobile battalions, formed in the first months of the war, included many Portuguese who were in the country as immigrants or were their descendants. A smaller number served in the Foreign Legion.

After the Nazi occupation, we find Portuguese men and women among the various resistance movements.

The stories of these people, as well as the memories of those born in the French colony in Portugal, will unfold in this chapter of Portugal 1939–1945.

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Santos, José dos

French Resistance Fighter Birth place – Vila Flor, Portugal Birth date – 22/04/1906 Death date – 04/11/1942 Father – Mother – Camille Lopes ou Camille dos Santos José dos Santos was a member of the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans Français … Read more

Lima, Albert Jean Baptiste de

French Resistance Fighter Birth place – Saint Hilaire Cottes Birth date – 25/07/1923 Death date – 03/11/1942 Father – Joseph de Lima Mother – Jeanne Lanniaux Albert de Lima fought in the resistance after the invasion of France by the German … Read more