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France joins the war
France joined WW2 on September 9th, 1939 because of the invasion of Poland by the German army. -
Battle of France start
The Battle of France was the final straw of France's independence in WW2. German victory. -
Start of the Leader of Free France
Charles de Gaulle is the leader of Free France, a resistance group that resisted Nazi Germany. -
France signed an armistice with Germany
France was forced to sign an armistice with Germany. France lost the Battle of France. Philippe Pétain was collaborating with Nazi regime after the signing. -
France Surrender
France lost the Battle of France and chose to surrender to Germany, although reluctantly for some. They chose to sign an armistice. -
Consitutional Act
Albert Lebrun enacted the Constitutional Act, a set of bills which comprised both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies during the French Third Republic. The law established the regime of Vichy France. -
Underground French Propaganda
Underground French Propaganda that was trying to resist German invasion and the Nazi party. -
Start of the Battle of Mont Mouchet
French resistance fighters that were based at Mont Mouchet. Having discovered the maquis, the Nazi's, made several attacks up until May 1944 with about 3,000 men and using aviation and armoured units. The maquisards fought back fiercely. -
D-Day
An invasion on five beaches of France. More than 160,000 people in the Allied forces fought. It was a devastating battle because of the bad weather and fierce German resistance. Germans lost and the Nazi regime was about to be over. -
End of the War
The end of the war and the end of Nazi Germany.