Charles de Gaulle - Churchill told de Gaulle "immediately to order French troops to the ceasefire"
Time: Thursday May 31, 1945
Place: Damascus, Syria
Details: On 31 May, Churchill told de Gaulle "immediately to order French troops to cease fire and withdraw to their barracks". British forces moved in and forced the French to withdraw from the city; they were then escorted and confined to barracks.
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