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THE CASABLANCA DIVISION OF VICHY FRANCE MARCHES BEFORE PATTON'S ARMY
RAYMOND DESRE French general who commanded the Casablanca Division in North Africa and surrendered Casablanca to American invasion forces. Rare T.L.S. on his Casablanca Division letterhead, 1p. 4to., Casablanca, Dec. 15, 1942, in French, just a little over a month after the American landings. Excellent content to Gen. Geoffrey Keyes, Patton's deputy commander, who had witnessed a review of Desre's troops. In part: "...you could tell in the eyes of the leaders like in those of the men, a great hope and a great joy...all of our North African troops...are impatiently waiting to go into combat...the next step is to liberate our party from the crush of Teutonic tyranny...we are happy and proud to blend our flags with those of America...Appearance, discipline, fighting spirit: those are the foundation of victory...". File holes at top, receiving stamp at bottom, still very good.

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February 18, 2014 11:00 AM EST
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