Armed resistance to the German occupations began in Poland, almost as soon as that country was occupied.
Poland was the first, and in some ways the model, but resistance groups would appear in every Axis-occupied country.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“La Marseillaise” (The national anthem of France.)
Composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Navy Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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