> was alliance for practical purposes as seen with joint "victory parades" Alliance would mean joint fighting, not joint parading. Yes they secretly divided Eu

> was alliance for practical purposes as seen with joint "victory parades" Alliance would mean joint fighting, not joint parading. Yes they secretly divided Europe on a map, and agreed not to fight over it, that not an alliance. > I'm not sure what specific "rebutted by historians" you're talking about Your second link on the French communist party activities during 39-41. It's like you didn't even read what you linked as source: > but later historians have downplayed the PCF's role in any such actions, stating that they were isolated cases