The French fought in WWI and WWII for the allies.
France didn't surrender in WW1. It was the major winner of WW1. France surrendered to Germany in WW2 the 22th of June 1940.
Lot of them were communists and there were the best-organised.
They and Great Britain had committed to the defense of Poland.
they let us fight on their land but other than that they did very little cos they were too busy eating garlic and onion baguettes