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Hitler invades Poland
This caused France and Britain to declare war on France two days later (1) -
Battle of France
This was first battle France fought in the war and even though they lost they were still determined (2) -
Evacuation of Dunkirk
300,000 French and British soldiers were evacuated by boats on the beach and 40,000 French soldiers were killed or captured (4) -
Paris became occupied by axis powers
The Germans were able to completely take over France's capital (5) -
Marshal Petain becomes premier of France
He became prime minister of vichy government due to France being desperate for a solution to war (10) -
Operation Ariel and Operation Cycle
150,000+ Allied soldiers evacuated from the ports of Cherbourg, St. Malo, Brest, St. Nazaire, La Pallice, Nantes and Le Havre (9) -
General de Gaulle calls the French to begin resistance against the Germans
He does this through a broadcast in London (6) -
France signed an armistice with Nazi Germany
France had officially surrendered to Germany (3) -
The German advance is halted and France is divided into two regions
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French government hand over all powers to General Pétain
This is the end of the Third Republic in France (8)
