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military - A rare 90X63 original military map from 1942 of Syria and Lebanon, marked “NOT TO BE PUBLISHED” – a classified military designation from the period of World War II. Produced by the ”France Libre” Forces, the French forces that fought against Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in World War II, under the leadership of General Charles de Gaulle, in opposition to the Vichy government that collaborated with the Nazis. They operated in exile, mainly outside France (until 1944) and established an organized army, which included land, air and naval units, which joined the Allies in battles in North Africa, Italy, and in the liberation of France itself.