Notable French Who Joined After 1942
- Antoine Béthouart
- Jean René Champion
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Henri Giraud
- Alphonse Juin
- Marcel Marceau
- Jean Monnet
- Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert
- Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- Jean Touzet du Vigier
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