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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.
28 March – British Commandos raid St Nazaire on the coast of Western France. 5 May – Battle of Madagascar begins, Allied campaign to capture Vichy French-controlled Madagascar during World War II. 26 May – Battle of Bir Hakeim begins, First Free French Division defends the site against the Italian and German Afrika Korps.
Some notable units and formations stationed in France during the occupation: 1940: Luftflotte 2, Luftflotte 3 operated from airfields in northern France during the Battle of Britain. Luftflotte 3 stayed there to defend against the allied strategic bombings until it had to retreat in 1944. 1941: Battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.
The political life of the city was gradually renewed, under the close watch of General de Gaulle. On August 27, the Council of Ministers held its first meeting at the Hôtel Matignon since 1940. In October, a provisional municipal council was established, but it did not formally meet until March and April 1945.
The Timeline of the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, covers the period during World War II from the first military actions between Germany and France and to the armistice signed by France.
Timeline of the liberation of the primary cities of France between 1943 and 1945. ... le-de-France: American: Patton [4] ... End of World War II in Europe ...
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
Women and the Second World War in France, 1939-1948: Choices and Constraints (1999) Funk, Arthur Layton. Charles de Gaulle: The Crucial Years, 1943-1944 (1959) [ISBN missing] Gildea, Robert. Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation (2004) excerpt and text search; Jackson, Julian.