Sorry to sound a bit anoyed but its not England, its Great Britian or United Kingdom. England is a country that is part of Great Britain which also Include Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.
As a Person who comes from Scotland it really anoys me when people refer to Great Britain as England.
And I agree with you're comments Fear the Ripost. If it wasn't for the French Resistance feeding the Allies information about German movements and positions, and also fighting a Guerilla war themselves World War 2 could have been a bit longer.
Regards
Big_Bear