Tom Antonov
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French defense observer & freelance baker - #defense #militaryfood - Never put a #baguette upside down 🇫🇷🇳🇿
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An intriguing new French film, Jupiter, explores what happens when Europe faces the threat of nuclear war: from an underground bunker beneath the Élysée Palace, France’s newly elected president must confront a rapidly escalating crisis with Russia. Released at a time when the war in Ukraine is reshaping Europe’s security order, the film goes a step further, imagining 🇫🇷extending its nuclear protection to 🇺🇦.
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Great new video from the French Submarine Forces, showing the preparation in the tiny galley of the ballistic missile submarine Le Terrible of a “rougail saucisse” : a spiced tomato sauce with sausages & rice, common in the French-speaking Indian Ocean, combining ingredients and culinary influences from French, Asian, and East African food cultures. 🇫🇷⚓️👨🍳 📸 by forces_sous_marines / INS
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The American military's complete inability to march in step is fascinating.
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The French mountain infantry soldiers (chasseurs alpins) wear a distinctive piece of headgear: an oversized beret they call "la tarte" (the pie). Its wide wool design offers practical protection against cold, sun and snow, and the shape allows versatile use in field conditions. It also serves as a distinctive unit symbol reflecting alpine military heritage. #France #Greenland
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Saumur 🇫🇷 museum's Tiger 1 continued restoration now moving under its own power. Restoration began in 2024. This Tiger 1 is the only surviving example to retain all of its original components. It saw combat in Normandy from July 7, 1944, fighting British forces around Vire, Falaise and Vimoutiers before being abandoned in August 1944. It was later briefly reused by the French Army against the German pockets around Saint-Nazaire in 1945.
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Today, we're preparing bacon and reblochon burgers with a honey onion compote for 110 sailors in the compact galley aboard the French ballistic missile submarine 'Le Triomphant'. Reblochon is a AOC French cheese made in the Alpine region of Haute-Savoie from raw cow's milk. via forces_sous_marines / INS 🇫🇷🍽⚓️👨🍳 #militaryfood
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Opening sequence of the battle of Bir Hakeim (1942) in The Battle of de Gaulle, an epic two-part film that chronicles General Charles de Gaulle's journey throughout #WW2 and, more broadly, the story of the Free French Forces. Released in France this summer, this 🇫🇷 big-budget production became a major box-office success and is now set for an international release.
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French marines (1er Régiment d’Infanterie de Marine) formed the "Rock’n Patrol" rock band during a mission in Lebanon in 2024. They now bring traditional French military songs to life in a rock version, performing not only within the regiment but for audiences across France. The group has also launched its own YouTube channel. 🇫🇷🎸🤟👉
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Meanwhile in Sainte-Mère-Eglise. #DDay #normandy #airborne 🍺 📸 by willys_mb_borek
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Greek army Leopard 1A5/GR MBTs deployed in eastern France as part of the #Orion26 exercise. by Eric Pchr / FB
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