1944 ⟶ De Gaulle's Parade on the Champs-Élysées

De Gaulle and the Free French parade triumphantly down the C...
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1944

🇫🇷 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

🇫🇷 De Gaulle Recognized as Leader of Free French

General De Gaulle recognised by British as leader of Free French.⟶
De Gaulle Recognized as Leader of Free French (1940)
FranceFree FrenchDe GaulleUKExileGovernment in ExileResistanceWorld War IIAlliesPolitical Recognition

🇫🇷 De Gaulle's Parade on the Champs-Élysées

De Gaulle and the Free French parade triumphantly down the Champs-Élysées under some sniper fire.⟶
De Gaulle's Parade on the Champs-Élysées (1944)
FranceParisliberationde GaulleparadeFree FrenchWorld War IImilitarycelebrationsymbolic

🇫🇷 De Gaulle Takes Command of Free French Forces

General Charles de Gaulle takes command of all Free French forces.⟶
De Gaulle Takes Command of Free French Forces (1944)
Free FranceCharles de GaulleleadershipmilitarypoliticalFranceresistanceAllies

🇫🇷 Paris Liberated; De Gaulle's Triumphant Speech

Paris is liberated; De Gaulle makes a triumphant speech at the Hotel de la Ville, which is also broadcast nationwide. The German military under Lt. Gen. von Choltitz disobeys Hitler's orders to burn the city and destroy all bridges over the Seine. Meanwhile, the southern Allied forces move up from the Riviera, take Grenoble and Avignon.⟶
Paris Liberated; De Gaulle's Triumphant Speech (1944)
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🤝 US Transfers Government of France to Free French

American forces turn over the government of France to Free French troops.⟶
FranceUSFree FrenchgovernmentWorld War IIliberationpoliticalAlliesmilitaryoccupation