Charles de Gaulle - De Gaulle saw Churchill
Time: Monday Jun 17, 1940 at 03:00:00 PM
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: Charles saw Churchill at around 15:00 and Churchill offered him broadcast time on BBC. They both knew about Pétain's broadcast earlier that day that stated that "the fighting must end" and that he had approached the Germans for terms.
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