French Army Marshal Petain was "Head of State". Like all extreme right-wingers, the Vichy regime had a deep-seated loathing of the word "republic", which it associated with liberalism and socialism. After WW2 Petain was convicted of treason and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Marshal Petain had fought in World War I and was known as the victor and hero of the terrible battle of Verdun, which was won by the Allies (mostly the French) through great determination. Because this battle became to the French a symbol of heroism and the strength of France, Petain himself became a symbol of these things at a moment of defeat for France--so he enjoyed enormous, almost cultlike popularity at first because there was almost nothing else to be proud of just then.
That was the government formed by France after their defeat by Germany in the Second World War. Its capital was at the city of Vichy because Paris was under German occupation. The southern part of France remained unoccupied until late 1942. The Vichy government abolished the french constitution and created a Dictatorship similar to Germany's. They cooperated with Germany in every way possible short of actually going to war against England.Michael Montagne AnswerThe government of Vichy did not cooperate with Germany "in every way possible" but was forced to cooperate due to 1 million of POW and occupation of half of the country. For example till November 1942 Vichy's police tracked down many German spies and shooted them for treason.Vichy's policy was a very ambivalent attitude in many ways, Marechal Petain the chief of State waiting for the US entry in the WWII.But the attaks of the British navy at Mers El Kebir an Dakar against the French Navy during 1940's summer, the seizure of French ships in Alexandria and other British harbours during the same summer, and next the war against French legalist troops in Syria in 1941 did not help matters . Later in November 1942 when German troops occupied the whole territory the chief of government Pierre Laval was set by German and the policy was most firmly slanted to a pro German attitude with many facist aspects. French government never handed its navy to German and ordered to scupper its own ships when German entered in Vichy's area. Nor no regular troops fighted side by side with German army as Italian and Romanian and Hungarian did.It was a very confused period.
Charles de Gaulle was a French general during World War II who led the free French forces. He founded and served as the first President of the French Fifth Republic from 1959-1969.
The masquisards were a group of French resistance fighters. They were active during the occupation of France during World War 1.
Charles De Gaulle .
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Resistance exists in many arenas, "you push, I shove" may predate recorded history. Notable resistance efforts during WWII include the French Resistance, the Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto and the Anti-Nazi resistance of the White Rose and LtColonel Count von Stauffenberg. They were created and existed in the hope of political change and as a symbol that "This Isn't Right".
The cast of The Great Escapes of World War II - 1997 includes: Edward Asner as Narrator Lucie Aubrac as Herself (French Resistance leader) Raymond Aubrac as Himself (French Resistance leader) Winston Churchill as himself Steve Hoza as Himself (historian) Paul Riviere as Himself (French Resistance leader) Jean Triomphe as Himself (French Resistance)
Charles de Gaulle was a French general during World War II who led the free French forces. He founded and served as the first President of the French Fifth Republic from 1959-1969.
Charles de Gaulle was the leader of the French government in exile during World War II. He was also in charge of the Resistance Movement that battled the Germans during that time.
Very brave French people during World War II who sabotaged the German war effort.
The masquisards were a group of French resistance fighters. They were active during the occupation of France during World War 1.
The only serious resistance movement in Yugoslavia was headed by Josef Broz, who is better known by his nickname, Tito.
Charles De Gaulle .
It was during World War 2, while France was under German occupation (1940-44).
The Vichy government collaborated with the German occupiers during World War II, making it difficult for the French Resistance to operate. This led to heightened surveillance, arrests, and often torture of Resistance members. However, the Resistance continued to fight against the occupation despite these challenges.
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During World War 2, virtually every occupied country had a significant resistance movement. However, the best known one was the French Resistance, also known as 'La Resistance Francaise.'
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