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  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle took on ministerial responsibilities

    France
    1940

    Charles de Gaulle took on ministerial responsibilities in 1940.




  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle had advocated would be a German war

    France
    1940

    In 1940 it would be German panzer units that would be used like what de Gaulle had advocated.




  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle proposed to be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council

    France
    1940

    Early in 1940 de Gaulle proposed to Reynaud that he be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council.




  • France
    Feb, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle had been earmarked for command of an armored division

    France
    Feb, 1940

    In late-February 1940, Reynaud told de Gaulle that he had been earmarked for command of an armored division as soon as one became available.




  • France
    Mar, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Reynaud demanded that France be released from the agreement which he had made with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

    France
    Mar, 1940

    Reynaud demanded that France be released from the agreement which he had made with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in March 1940, so that France could seek an armistice.




  • France
    Friday May 10, 1940
    Adolf Hitler

    Germany attacked France

    France
    Friday May 10, 1940

    In May 1940, Germany attacked France. and conquered Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium.




  • France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
    Friday May 10, 1940
    World War II

    Fall of France

    France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
    Friday May 10, 1940

    Germany launched an offensive against France. To circumvent the strong Maginot Line fortifications on the Franco-German border, Germany directed its attack at the neutral nations of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.


  • France
    Sunday May 12, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle activated his new division

    France
    Sunday May 12, 1940

    De Gaulle activated his new division on 12 May. which gave him command of the 4th Armoured Division.


  • France
    May, 1940
    Edward VIII

    Germany invaded the north of France

    France
    May, 1940

    When Germany invaded the north of France in May 1940, the Windsors fled south, first to Biarritz, then in June to Francoist Spain. In July the pair moved to Portugal, where they lived at first in the home of Ricardo Espírito Santo, a Portuguese banker with both British and German contacts. Under the code name Operation Willi, Nazi agents, principally Walter Schellenberg, plotted unsuccessfully to persuade the Duke to leave Portugal and return to Spain, kidnapping him if necessary.


  • France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was given command of the 4th Armoured Division

    France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940

    In late-March de Gaulle was told by Reynaud that he would be given command of the 4th Armoured Division, due to form by 15 May.


  • France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    The Germans broke through at Sedan

    France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940

    The Germans broke through at Sedan on 15 May 1940.


  • France
    Saturday May 18, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was reinforced by two fresh regiments

    France
    Saturday May 18, 1940

    On 18 May he was reinforced by two fresh regiments of armored cavalry, bringing his strength up to 150 vehicles.


  • Montcornet, France
    Sunday May 19, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attacked again and his forces were once again devastated

    Montcornet, France
    Sunday May 19, 1940

    Charles attacked again on 19 May and his forces were once again devastated by German Stukas and artillery. He ignored orders from General Georges to withdraw, and in the early afternoon demanded two more divisions from Touchon, who refused his request.


  • Montcornet, France
    Monday May 20, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle delayed his retreat

    Montcornet, France
    Monday May 20, 1940

    Charles delayed his retreat until 20 May.


  • Montcornet, France
    Tuesday May 21, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle gave a talk on French radio

    Montcornet, France
    Tuesday May 21, 1940

    On 21 May, at the request of propaganda officers, he gave a talk on French radio about his recent attack.


  • France
    Thursday May 23, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary

    France
    Thursday May 23, 1940

    In recognition of his efforts de Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary (acting, in Anglophone parlance) brigadier-general on 23 May 1940.


  • Dunkirk, France
    May, 1940
    Winston Churchill

    British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk

    Dunkirk, France
    May, 1940

    At the end of May, with the British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk and the Fall of France seemingly imminent, Halifax proposed that the government should explore the possibility of a negotiated peace settlement using the still-neutral Mussolini as an intermediary. There were several high-level meetings from 26 to 28 May, including two with the French premier Paul Reynaud.


  • Abbeville, France
    May, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville

    Abbeville, France
    May, 1940

    On 28–29 May, de Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville, taking around 400 German prisoners in the last attempt to cut an escape route for the Allied forces falling back on Dunkirk.


  • France
    Saturday Jun 1, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general

    France
    Saturday Jun 1, 1940

    De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general became effective on 1 June 1940.UTC (GMT -00:00)


  • Paris, France
    Sunday Jun 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle sent a memo to Weygand

    Paris, France
    Sunday Jun 2, 1940

    On 2 June he sent a memo to Weygand vainly urging that the French armored divisions be consolidated from four weak divisions into three stronger ones and concentrated into an armored corps under his command. He made the same suggestion to Reynaud.


  • Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Jun 4, 1940
    Winston Churchill

    Operation Dynamo

    Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Jun 4, 1940

    Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of 338,226 Allied servicemen from Dunkirk, ended on Tuesday, 4 June when the French rearguard surrendered. The total was far in excess of expectations and it gave rise to a popular view that Dunkirk had been a miracle, and even a victory. Churchill himself referred to "a miracle of deliverance" in his "we shall fight on the beaches" speech to the Commons that afternoon, though he shortly reminded everyone that: "We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations". The speech ended on a note of defiance coupled with a clear appeal to the United States: We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.


  • France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle suggested fighting on

    France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940

    On 8 June, de Gaulle visited Weygand, who believed it was "the end" and that after France was defeated Britain would also soon sue for peace. He hoped that after an armistice the Germans would allow him to retain enough of a French Army to "maintain order" in France. He gave a "despairing laugh" when de Gaulle suggested fighting on.


  • Italian-French Boarders
    Monday Jun 10, 1940
    World War II

    Battle of Alps

    Italian-French Boarders
    Monday Jun 10, 1940

    On 10 June, Italy invaded France, declaring war on both France and the United Kingdom. It was the first major engagement of the World War II.


  • France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle offered General Hunziger as Commander-in-Chief

    France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940

    On 11 June, Charles de Gaulle drove to Arcis-Sur-Aube and offered General Hunziger (Commander of the Central Army Group) Weygand's job as Commander-in-Chief.


  • France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau

    France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940

    Later on, 11 June de Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau du Muguet at Briare. The British were represented by Churchill, Anthony Eden, John Dill, General Ismay, and Edward Spears, and the French by Reynaud, Pétain, Weygand, and Georges.


  • France
    Thursday Jun 13, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attended another Anglo-French

    France
    Thursday Jun 13, 1940

    On 13 June de Gaulle attended another Anglo-French conference at Tours with Churchill, Lord Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, Spears, Ismay, and Alexander Cadogan. This time few other major French figures were present apart from Reynaud and Baudoin.


  • Paris, France
    Jun, 1940
    Eiffel Tower

    The tower was closed to the public during the occupation and the lifts were not repaired

    Paris, France
    Jun, 1940

    Upon the German occupation of Paris in 1940, the lift cables were cut by the French. The tower was closed to the public during the occupation and the lifts were not repaired until 1946. In 1940, German soldiers had to climb the tower to hoist a swastika-centered Reichskriegsflagge, but the flag was so large it blew away just a few hours later, and was replaced by a smaller one. When visiting Paris, Hitler chose to stay on the ground.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle arrived at Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940

    De Gaulle arrived at Bordeaux on 14 June and was given a new mission to go to London to discuss the potential evacuation to North Africa.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940
    World War II

    Surrender of Paris

    Paris, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940

    German soldiers marched past the Arch de Triomphe after the surrender of Paris.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Jun, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Reynaud had resigned as prime minister

    Bordeaux, France
    Jun, 1940

    De Gaulle landed at Bordeaux at around 22:00 to be told that he was no longer a minister, as Reynaud had resigned as prime minister after the Franco-British Union had been rejected by his cabinet.


  • Compiègne, France
    Friday Jun 21, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Armistice was signed

    Compiègne, France
    Friday Jun 21, 1940

    The armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed.


  • Compiègne, France
    Saturday Jun 22, 1940
    Adolf Hitler

    France armistice

    Compiègne, France
    Saturday Jun 22, 1940

    France and Germany signed an armistice on 22 June.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Sunday Jun 23, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    The Bordeaux government declared that De Gaulle compulsorily retired from the French Army

    Bordeaux, France
    Sunday Jun 23, 1940

    The Bordeaux government declared him compulsorily retired from the French Army (with the rank of colonel) on 23 June 1940.


  • France
    Sunday Jun 30, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Admiral Muselier joined the Free French

    France
    Sunday Jun 30, 1940

    On 30 June 1940 Admiral Muselier joined the Free French.


  • France
    Tuesday Jul 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Prime Minister Pétain moved the government to Vichy

    France
    Tuesday Jul 2, 1940

    Prime Minister Pétain moved the government to Vichy (2 July) and had the National Assembly (10 July) vote to dissolve itself and give him dictatorial powers, making the beginning of his Révolution Nationale (National Revolution) intended to "reorient" French society. This was the dawn of the Vichy regime.


  • France
    Jul, 1940
    The Holocaust

    Jews in the parts of Alsace-Lorraine was expelled

    France
    Jul, 1940

    In July 1940, the Jews in the parts of Alsace-Lorraine that had been annexed to Germany were expelled into Vichy France.


  • France
    Friday Aug 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was condemned to death

    France
    Friday Aug 2, 1940

    The Vichy regime had already sentenced de Gaulle to four years' imprisonment; on 2 August 1940, he was condemned to death by court-martial in absentia, although Pétain commented that he would ensure that the sentence was never carried out.


  • Hendaye, France
    Wednesday Oct 23, 1940
    Francisco Franco

    Meeting with Hitler

    Hendaye, France
    Wednesday Oct 23, 1940

    On 23 October 1940, Hitler and Franco met in Hendaye in France to discuss the possibility of Spain's entry on the side of the Axis. Franco's demands, including supplies of food and fuel, as well as Spanish control of Gibraltar and French North Africa, proved too much for Hitler.


  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle took on ministerial responsibilities

    France
    1940

    Charles de Gaulle took on ministerial responsibilities in 1940.


  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle had advocated would be a German war

    France
    1940

    In 1940 it would be German panzer units that would be used like what de Gaulle had advocated.


  • France
    1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle proposed to be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council

    France
    1940

    Early in 1940 de Gaulle proposed to Reynaud that he be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council.


  • France
    Feb, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle had been earmarked for command of an armored division

    France
    Feb, 1940

    In late-February 1940, Reynaud told de Gaulle that he had been earmarked for command of an armored division as soon as one became available.


  • France
    Mar, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Reynaud demanded that France be released from the agreement which he had made with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

    France
    Mar, 1940

    Reynaud demanded that France be released from the agreement which he had made with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in March 1940, so that France could seek an armistice.


  • France
    Friday May 10, 1940
    Adolf Hitler

    Germany attacked France

    France
    Friday May 10, 1940

    In May 1940, Germany attacked France. and conquered Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium.


  • France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
    Friday May 10, 1940
    World War II

    Fall of France

    France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
    Friday May 10, 1940

    Germany launched an offensive against France. To circumvent the strong Maginot Line fortifications on the Franco-German border, Germany directed its attack at the neutral nations of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.


  • France
    Sunday May 12, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle activated his new division

    France
    Sunday May 12, 1940

    De Gaulle activated his new division on 12 May. which gave him command of the 4th Armoured Division.


  • France
    May, 1940
    Edward VIII

    Germany invaded the north of France

    France
    May, 1940

    When Germany invaded the north of France in May 1940, the Windsors fled south, first to Biarritz, then in June to Francoist Spain. In July the pair moved to Portugal, where they lived at first in the home of Ricardo Espírito Santo, a Portuguese banker with both British and German contacts. Under the code name Operation Willi, Nazi agents, principally Walter Schellenberg, plotted unsuccessfully to persuade the Duke to leave Portugal and return to Spain, kidnapping him if necessary.


  • France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was given command of the 4th Armoured Division

    France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940

    In late-March de Gaulle was told by Reynaud that he would be given command of the 4th Armoured Division, due to form by 15 May.


  • France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    The Germans broke through at Sedan

    France
    Wednesday May 15, 1940

    The Germans broke through at Sedan on 15 May 1940.


  • France
    Saturday May 18, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was reinforced by two fresh regiments

    France
    Saturday May 18, 1940

    On 18 May he was reinforced by two fresh regiments of armored cavalry, bringing his strength up to 150 vehicles.


  • Montcornet, France
    Sunday May 19, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attacked again and his forces were once again devastated

    Montcornet, France
    Sunday May 19, 1940

    Charles attacked again on 19 May and his forces were once again devastated by German Stukas and artillery. He ignored orders from General Georges to withdraw, and in the early afternoon demanded two more divisions from Touchon, who refused his request.


  • Montcornet, France
    Monday May 20, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle delayed his retreat

    Montcornet, France
    Monday May 20, 1940

    Charles delayed his retreat until 20 May.


  • Montcornet, France
    Tuesday May 21, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle gave a talk on French radio

    Montcornet, France
    Tuesday May 21, 1940

    On 21 May, at the request of propaganda officers, he gave a talk on French radio about his recent attack.


  • France
    Thursday May 23, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary

    France
    Thursday May 23, 1940

    In recognition of his efforts de Gaulle was promoted to the rank of temporary (acting, in Anglophone parlance) brigadier-general on 23 May 1940.


  • Dunkirk, France
    May, 1940
    Winston Churchill

    British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk

    Dunkirk, France
    May, 1940

    At the end of May, with the British Expeditionary Force in retreat to Dunkirk and the Fall of France seemingly imminent, Halifax proposed that the government should explore the possibility of a negotiated peace settlement using the still-neutral Mussolini as an intermediary. There were several high-level meetings from 26 to 28 May, including two with the French premier Paul Reynaud.


  • Abbeville, France
    May, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville

    Abbeville, France
    May, 1940

    On 28–29 May, de Gaulle attacked the German bridgehead south of the Somme at Abbeville, taking around 400 German prisoners in the last attempt to cut an escape route for the Allied forces falling back on Dunkirk.


  • France
    Saturday Jun 1, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general

    France
    Saturday Jun 1, 1940

    De Gaulle's rank of brigadier-general became effective on 1 June 1940.UTC (GMT -00:00)


  • Paris, France
    Sunday Jun 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle sent a memo to Weygand

    Paris, France
    Sunday Jun 2, 1940

    On 2 June he sent a memo to Weygand vainly urging that the French armored divisions be consolidated from four weak divisions into three stronger ones and concentrated into an armored corps under his command. He made the same suggestion to Reynaud.


  • Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Jun 4, 1940
    Winston Churchill

    Operation Dynamo

    Dunkirk, France
    Tuesday Jun 4, 1940

    Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of 338,226 Allied servicemen from Dunkirk, ended on Tuesday, 4 June when the French rearguard surrendered. The total was far in excess of expectations and it gave rise to a popular view that Dunkirk had been a miracle, and even a victory. Churchill himself referred to "a miracle of deliverance" in his "we shall fight on the beaches" speech to the Commons that afternoon, though he shortly reminded everyone that: "We must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations". The speech ended on a note of defiance coupled with a clear appeal to the United States: We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.


  • France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle suggested fighting on

    France
    Saturday Jun 8, 1940

    On 8 June, de Gaulle visited Weygand, who believed it was "the end" and that after France was defeated Britain would also soon sue for peace. He hoped that after an armistice the Germans would allow him to retain enough of a French Army to "maintain order" in France. He gave a "despairing laugh" when de Gaulle suggested fighting on.


  • Italian-French Boarders
    Monday Jun 10, 1940
    World War II

    Battle of Alps

    Italian-French Boarders
    Monday Jun 10, 1940

    On 10 June, Italy invaded France, declaring war on both France and the United Kingdom. It was the first major engagement of the World War II.


  • France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle offered General Hunziger as Commander-in-Chief

    France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940

    On 11 June, Charles de Gaulle drove to Arcis-Sur-Aube and offered General Hunziger (Commander of the Central Army Group) Weygand's job as Commander-in-Chief.


  • France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau

    France
    Tuesday Jun 11, 1940

    Later on, 11 June de Gaulle attended the meeting of the Anglo-French Supreme War Council at the Chateau du Muguet at Briare. The British were represented by Churchill, Anthony Eden, John Dill, General Ismay, and Edward Spears, and the French by Reynaud, Pétain, Weygand, and Georges.


  • France
    Thursday Jun 13, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle attended another Anglo-French

    France
    Thursday Jun 13, 1940

    On 13 June de Gaulle attended another Anglo-French conference at Tours with Churchill, Lord Halifax, Lord Beaverbrook, Spears, Ismay, and Alexander Cadogan. This time few other major French figures were present apart from Reynaud and Baudoin.


  • Paris, France
    Jun, 1940
    Eiffel Tower

    The tower was closed to the public during the occupation and the lifts were not repaired

    Paris, France
    Jun, 1940

    Upon the German occupation of Paris in 1940, the lift cables were cut by the French. The tower was closed to the public during the occupation and the lifts were not repaired until 1946. In 1940, German soldiers had to climb the tower to hoist a swastika-centered Reichskriegsflagge, but the flag was so large it blew away just a few hours later, and was replaced by a smaller one. When visiting Paris, Hitler chose to stay on the ground.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle arrived at Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940

    De Gaulle arrived at Bordeaux on 14 June and was given a new mission to go to London to discuss the potential evacuation to North Africa.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940
    World War II

    Surrender of Paris

    Paris, France
    Friday Jun 14, 1940

    German soldiers marched past the Arch de Triomphe after the surrender of Paris.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Jun, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Reynaud had resigned as prime minister

    Bordeaux, France
    Jun, 1940

    De Gaulle landed at Bordeaux at around 22:00 to be told that he was no longer a minister, as Reynaud had resigned as prime minister after the Franco-British Union had been rejected by his cabinet.


  • Compiègne, France
    Friday Jun 21, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Armistice was signed

    Compiègne, France
    Friday Jun 21, 1940

    The armistice of 22 June 1940 was signed.


  • Compiègne, France
    Saturday Jun 22, 1940
    Adolf Hitler

    France armistice

    Compiègne, France
    Saturday Jun 22, 1940

    France and Germany signed an armistice on 22 June.


  • Bordeaux, France
    Sunday Jun 23, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    The Bordeaux government declared that De Gaulle compulsorily retired from the French Army

    Bordeaux, France
    Sunday Jun 23, 1940

    The Bordeaux government declared him compulsorily retired from the French Army (with the rank of colonel) on 23 June 1940.


  • France
    Sunday Jun 30, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Admiral Muselier joined the Free French

    France
    Sunday Jun 30, 1940

    On 30 June 1940 Admiral Muselier joined the Free French.


  • France
    Tuesday Jul 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    Prime Minister Pétain moved the government to Vichy

    France
    Tuesday Jul 2, 1940

    Prime Minister Pétain moved the government to Vichy (2 July) and had the National Assembly (10 July) vote to dissolve itself and give him dictatorial powers, making the beginning of his Révolution Nationale (National Revolution) intended to "reorient" French society. This was the dawn of the Vichy regime.


  • France
    Jul, 1940
    The Holocaust

    Jews in the parts of Alsace-Lorraine was expelled

    France
    Jul, 1940

    In July 1940, the Jews in the parts of Alsace-Lorraine that had been annexed to Germany were expelled into Vichy France.


  • France
    Friday Aug 2, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    De Gaulle was condemned to death

    France
    Friday Aug 2, 1940

    The Vichy regime had already sentenced de Gaulle to four years' imprisonment; on 2 August 1940, he was condemned to death by court-martial in absentia, although Pétain commented that he would ensure that the sentence was never carried out.


  • Hendaye, France
    Wednesday Oct 23, 1940
    Francisco Franco

    Meeting with Hitler

    Hendaye, France
    Wednesday Oct 23, 1940

    On 23 October 1940, Hitler and Franco met in Hendaye in France to discuss the possibility of Spain's entry on the side of the Axis. Franco's demands, including supplies of food and fuel, as well as Spanish control of Gibraltar and French North Africa, proved too much for Hitler.


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