1940 ⟶ Weygand Replaces Gamelin as French Commander

Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander of the ...
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🇫🇷 France Halts Saar Offensive

General Gamelin orders to halt to the French Saar Offensive into Germany after having taken only a handful of villages.⟶
France Halts Saar Offensive (1939)
FranceSaar OffensiveMilitaryWestern FrontGermanyStrategyWorld War II

🇫🇷 French Army Completes Mobilization

The French Army completes its sixteen-day long mobilization.⟶
FranceMilitaryMobilizationArmyWorld War IIWar PreparationLogistics

🇫🇷 Weygand Replaces Gamelin as French Commander

Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander of the French armed forces.⟶
Weygand Replaces Gamelin as French Commander (1940)
FranceMilitaryLeadership ChangeWorld War IIWeygandGamelinCommand

🚢 British and French Troops Land at Namsos, Norway

British and French troops start landing at Namsos, north of Trondheim in Norway.⟶
British and French Troops Land at Namsos, Norway (1940)
militarytroopsNorwayFranceUKNamsosinvasionWorld War II

🇫🇷 Henri Giraud Becomes Commander-in-Chief of Free French

General Henri Giraud becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Free French forces.⟶
Henri Giraud Becomes Commander-in-Chief of Free French (1943)
Free FranceFrench ResistanceGiraudMilitary LeadershipAlliesFrancePolitical Leadership

🤝 US Transfers Government of France to Free French

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