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Adolf Hitler
On the night of febuary 27th 1933 Adolf Hitler came into power over Nazi Germany -
Léon Blum
On April 6th 1936 Léon Blum won a large majority of the Chamber and became the first Socialist and the Jew to become premier of France.In June 1937 Blum fell from power -
WWII
On September 1st 1939 WWII started bring depression,death and pain for 6 long years -
France and Britain declared war on Germany
France and Britain declared war on Germany when it invaded Poland in September 1939. -
Fall of France
On May 10th 1940 Germany sucesfully invaded France defeating primarily French forces. -
De Gaulle
On the 18 of June, de Gaulle spoke to the French people via BBC radio. He asked French soldiers, sailors and airmen to join in the fight against the Nazis. -
Allied invasion of France
This date became one of the two best options for the Allied invasion of France -
American forces
American forces at Utah beach hold pockets of land totaling just over 6 miles. -
Ste Mere Eglise
The first town in France - Ste Mere Eglise - is liberated by the Allies -
Liberation of Paris (
The liberation began when the French Forces of the Interior—the military structure of the French Resistance—staged an uprising against the German garrison upon the approach of the U.S army
