 This petition was made after the division of the French army in 1941, and the participation of units of the Free French Forces under the command of General Charles de Gaulle in war against Germany and Italy.This has let, in the summer of 1941, the joint forces of the Free French and British forces to attack the Vichy French troops positioned in Syria and Lebanon, through Palestine.French forces stationed in Syria have resisted against the invasion of the allies, with the participation of Lebanese and Syrian forces that were subject to this command at the time.