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World War II begins
France declares war on germany after Germany invaded Poland. -
France declares war on Germany
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
British Expeditionary Force starts landing in France
British Expeditionary Force (BEF) starts landing in France; it is led by Field Marshal Gort -
France ships search for the Graf Spee
British and French ships begin the search for the Graf Spee -
France sends aid and troops to Finland
Britain and France agree to send aid and troops to Finland -
Battle of France
this is also known as the Fall of France, Germany invaded France and defeated the French forces. german armored units pushed through Ardennes to cut off and surround the Allied units that were in Belgium. -
Boulogne
German army takes over the French city of Boulogne -
The French government leaves Paris for Tours
The French government leaves Paris for Tours -
France and Germany signed an armistice
The armistice resulted in division of France where germany would occupy north and west and Italy had control of a small zone in the south east. -
France surrendered to nazi Germany
Germany occupied 3/5 of France's territory, Northern France and the entire Rench Atlantic coast) -
Charles de Gaulle becomes leader of the Free French
Charles de Gaulle is recognized as the leader of the Free French -
Task Force H attempts to destroy French ships
Task Force H attempts to destroy French ships at Oran, Algeria; only one ship is sunk -
Italy invades France
The Italian forces helped Germany by entering the war on their side and invaded France. -
Germany invades France
Germany invades France -
Rommel has command of the "atlantic wall"
Rommel takes command of the "atlantic wall" in the French coast -
British and U.S. land on normandy
They land succesfully on the Normandy beaches of France opening a "second front" against the Germans. -
Allied forces land in southern France
Allied forces land in southern France near Nice and advance rapidly towards the Rhine river to the northeast. -
Allied troops reached Paris
Allied troops reached Paris. -
French forces enter the capital
Supported by the allied troops the free French forces enter Paris. -
France Liberated
By December, virtually all of France, most of Belgium, and part of the southern Netherlands are liberated.
