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Cycling under the German Occupation – Rene Herse Cycles https://www.renehersecycles.com/cycling-under-the-german-occupation/

Cycling under the German Occupation
When I was researching our René Herse book, the most difficult part of the story were the war-time years. Herse started making bikes in 1940, while Paris was occupied by the Germans. Being conditioned by war movies and war-time memories from German relatives, I found…