French Resistance - The Price of Victory

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  @french_lifestyle_johnny_benoit · 9 days ago · pinned

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  @craigzievis2074 · 9 days ago

  I love that you are doing these types of videos now. Beautiful work!

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  @j_d_0422 · 9 days ago

  Hauntingly beautiful, a reminder that some countries remember and honor the past. Kudos to your wife since editing is so often overlooked.

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  @laurihines300 · 8 days ago

  We already loved you and then comes this. Thank you.

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  @JD987abc · 9 days ago (edited)

  Dear Johnny, you are to be applauded for this video as you are the only YouTuber dedicated to moving to and living in France who has posted a video dedicated to the memory of the French people and fighters who died during the war defending France’s independence. <br>Everything about your video is well done from the research, narrative, and somber music. Very moving. Thank you. Joseph.

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  @thomasgibson6259 · 9 days ago

  Appreciate the work you do. The humor. The real estate. The cats. And now this beautiful history. All of it is terrific. Keep it up!

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  @AledPritchard · 8 days ago

  What a beautiful video Johnny. It hadn’t escaped my notice that this was made yesterday which was of course the birth of the French Republic in 1792, as well as being a mark of respect for the Resistance Fighters. This really was a fitting tribute. Vive la France ❤ 🇫🇷

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  @Jeff_and_Jenny_M · 8 days ago

  This is an outstanding production and so moving. There is a tendency to glorify war to honor our fallen, but that approach sometimes fails to properly recognize the sacrifice at the expense of showcasing the victory. Your wonderful video puts the citizens and soldiers of France and the french colonial powers front and center. You have my deepest thanks for the work you and your wife put into it. The script, the videography, the soundtrack were all just wonderful. Thank you.

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  @anniewelch3436 · 8 days ago

  Merci beaucoup Johnny. &nbsp;This is such an eye opener. &nbsp;Here in Australia growing up we would hear a few stories about the French Resistance (who were praised highly) but to see this monument and graves filmed and edited so beautifully by you and your wife , &nbsp;brings home the reality of this time and these people who went through so much that I cannot begin to &nbsp;imagine. &nbsp;It&apos;s heartbreaking but I thank you for helping me know about my ancestors.🌞🌟😩❤

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  @carlaz8281 · 8 days ago

  Thank you for posting this. My guide in Normandie in May this year had grandparents who were active in the Resistance, and she had stories to tell that showed the Resistance was stronger and more widespread and better organized that what (USA) history has led us to believe. France did not sleep during WWII, although far too many French residents of that period (and Allied soldiers) sleep permanently now. Perhaps more information will come out with the new DeGaulle movie? There is so much untold about this period.

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  @6666munchi · 8 days ago

  To Johnies wife….dont leave the country, that was beautifully done. Thank you.

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  @frogandspanner · 8 days ago

  Years ago friends and I rented a renovated farmhouse in Tourliac. After they left I was walking around the area and came across a small memorial to resistance fighters. I was missing my friends and thought how it would feel to lose them in violence, remembered my father&apos;s stories of being in the Dutch resistance, and I am proud to have cried.

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