1940 ⟶ French Government Moves to Vichy

French government moves to Vichy.
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🇫🇷 French Government Moves to Vichy

French government moves to Vichy.⟶
French Government Moves to Vichy (1940)
FranceVichy FranceCollaborationOccupationWorld War IIFrench GovernmentEuropePolitical ShiftAxisResistance

🇫🇷 Reynaud Forms New French Government with Pétain

Paul Reynaud forms new French government, including 84-year-old Marshal Pétain, the French hero of World War I.⟶
Reynaud Forms New French Government with Pétain (1940)
FranceGovernmentPolitical ChangeWorld War IIPétainReynaudCollaboration

🇫🇷 French Government Moves to Bordeaux

The French government moves again, this time to Bordeaux.⟶
French Government Moves to Bordeaux (1940)
French GovernmentBordeauxGovernment in ExileFrancePoliticsVichy FranceWestern FrontCollapseRelocationAdministrative

🇫🇷 Admiral Darlan Appointed Head of Vichy Government

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

🤝 US Transfers Government of France to Free French

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

🇫🇷 Provisional French Government Established

The provisional French government is established⟶
Provisional French Government Established (1944)
FrancegovernmentVichy FranceLiberation of Francepolitical developmentsFree FranceCharles de Gaullepost-occupation