1940 ⟶ Belgian Government Flees

The Belgian government leaves Belgium for Bordeaux in France...
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🏃 Belgian Government Flees

The Belgian government leaves Belgium for Bordeaux in France, as the Belgian army retreats. It later moves to London.⟶
Belgian Government Flees (1940)
BelgiumGovernmentExileFranceLondonWorld War IIPoliticsMilitary

🇫🇷 De Gaulle Forms French Government in Exile

General De Gaulle forms the Comité français de la Libération nationale, a French government in exile.⟶
De Gaulle Forms French Government in Exile (1940)
FranceDe GaulleExileResistanceWorld War IIGovernmentPoliticsFree FranceLeadership

🇧🇪 Belgian Politicians Form Government in Exile

Two Belgian politicians, Camille Huysmans and Marcel-Henri Jaspar, form an unofficial government in exile in London, afraid that the official Belgian government, still in France, will surrender to the Germans.⟶
Belgian Politicians Form Government in Exile (1940)
Belgiumexilegovernment in exilepolitical maneuveringresistanceWorld War IILondonpolitical asylum

🇧🇪 Belgian Government in Exile Declares War on Italy

The Belgian government, in exile in Britain, declares war on Italy.⟶
War DeclarationBelgiumItalyExileWWIIEuropeMilitary

🇫🇷 Admiral Darlan Appointed Head of Vichy Government

Admiral Darlan is appointed the head of the Vichy government in France.⟶
Vichy FranceFranceAdmiral DarlanCollaborationGovernmentPoliticsWorld War II

🇧🇪 Belgian Government in Exile Returns to Belgium

The Belgian government in exile returns to Belgium from London where it has spent the war.⟶
Belgian Government in Exile Returns to Belgium (1944)
BelgiumGovernment in ExileReturnLiberationWorld War IIPost-WarLondon