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Name (Birth–Death) Term of office; Electoral mandates Time in office Political party 18 Charles de Gaulle [25] (1890–1970) 8 January 1959 28 April 1969 10 years, 110 days Union for the New Republic (renamed Union of Democrats for the Fifth Republic in 1967) 1958, 1965: Leader of the Free French Forces, 1940–1944.
In World War II, he at first fought against and later collaborated with the Germans by leading the government of Vichy France. Louis Franchet d'Espèrey: 1856–1942 French Known as ‘Desperate Frankie’ by the British, d'Espèrey led the famous Vardar Offensive of 1918 that captured much of the Balkans and knocked Bulgaria out of the war.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle [a] [b] (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France.
Name (Born–Died) Term of office Political party Took office Left office Time in office Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve (1756–1794) 20 September 1792 4 October 1792 14 days Girondins: Jean-François Delacroix (1753–1794) 4 October 1792 18 October 1792 14 days The Mountain: Marguerite-Élie Guadet (1758–1794) 18 October 1792 1 November ...
Resistance workers during the German military administration in occupied France during World War II Lucie Samuel-Aubrac (1912–2007), human rights activist Raymond Aubrac (1914–2012), statesman
Axis occupation of France: German occupation of France during World War II - 1940–1944 in the northern zones, and 1942–1944 in the southern zone. The Holocaust in France. Italian occupation of France during World War II - limited to border areas 1940–1942, almost all Rhône left-bank territory 1942-1943.
Pages in category "French military personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 322 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
People of Vichy France (6 C, 81 P) Pages in category "French people of World War II" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.