France honors African soldiers who helped liberate the French Riviera from Nazis 80 years ago
SAINT-RAPHAEL, France (AP) — France commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of the French Riviera in World War II to push back the Nazis, with events Thursday that especially honored the many soldiers from Africa, sent from then-French colonies, who took part. Sometimes called “ the forgotten D-Day ,” the occasion was marked