Vad

, south of the French town of Bagnères-de-Luchon Évadés (French; or 'the escaped', sometimes ), often referred to in France as the évadés de France ( ) to distinguish them from escaped prisoners of war, were French and Belgian nationals who attempted to escape from German-occupied Europe to reach the United Kingdom or other Allied territories in World War II. Many attempted to cross the French border into Spain with the help of paid intermediaries (passeurs) or local sympathisers in an attempt to reach Portugal or Gibraltar Colony where it was possible to arrange transport to the United Kingdom with Allied help. A smaller number instead travelled to Sweden or Switzerland, and a small number of French évadés instead sought to travel through the Soviet Union. Many were detained by local police as they crossed illegally through the zone libre in Vichy France and were sometimes forced to enlist with Vichy's Foreign Legion in French North Africa or the work camps run by the Chantiers de la Jeunesse. Once across the Pyrenees, others were detained by the Spanish police and held in prisons or the Miranda concentration camp. Dutch nationals making similar journeys were often referred to as Engelandvaarders. On arrival in the United Kingdom, the évadés were held at the Patriotic School in London where they were interrogated to discover any Axis spies hidden among them.…

VAD may refer to: ==Physiology, medicine etc.== Vascular dementia (VaD), dementia caused by problems in the supply of blood to the brain Vertebral artery dissection, the development of a flap-like tear in the vertebral artery Ventricular assist device, a mechanical circulatory device used to replace the function of a failing heart Vitamin A deficiency, a lack of vitamin A in humans Vincristine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), Dexamethasone; a chemotherapy regimen used for multiple myeloma Voluntary assisted dying ==Other== Voluntary Aid Detachment, a voluntary organisation providing field nursing services in the British Empire VÄD (vodka), an American vodka Voice activity detection, a technique in which the presence or absence of human speech is detected Voice-Activated Dialling, speech recognition to identify the destination for a telephone call in interactive voice response Velocity-Azimuth Display, a technique used to estimate vertical and horizontal components of atmospheric wind vectors from a radar ==See also== Vad (disambiguation)

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