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Vichy France (French: Régime de Vichy; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was the French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy.
Vichy France, (July 1940–September 1944), France under the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain from the Nazi German defeat of France to the Allied liberation in World War II.
On November 8, 1942, in the thick of World War II, thousands of American soldiers landed on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, while others amassed in Algeria, only to take immediate gunfire from...
The Government of Vichy France was the collaborationist ruling regime or government in Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War. Of contested legitimacy, it was headquartered in the town of Vichy in occupied France, but it initially took shape in Paris under Marshal Philippe Pétain as the successor to the French Third Republic in June
During World War II after the defeat of France by Germany in June 1940, the collaborationist Vichy government of southern France enacted nationalistic and antisemitic laws. The aim of Vichy was to reinvigorate the country and exclude those, especially foreigners, Jews, Romani (gypsies), homosexuals, and communists, who it considered harmful to ...
Normandy Invasion, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D-Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France.
After the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, the entire country was not occupied – at first. Instead, a nominally independent regime was established in the city of Vichy. Shannon Fogg answers the key questions about the regime, including how Vichy France adopted a policy of collaboration, and its role in the Holocaust
Vichy France (July 1940–September 1944), France under the regime of Marshal Philippe Petain, from France’s defeat by Nazi Germany to its liberation by the Allies in World War II. France was divided into two zones: one under German military occupation and one left to the French in full sovereignty, at least nominally.
Learn about France during the Holocaust and WWII, the liberation of France, postwar trials, and the legacy of Vichy France’s collaboration with Nazi Germany.
The repercussions of Vichy policies continued to affect France long after the war ended, influencing the nation's political landscape and collective memory. This essay will provide a detailed account of Vichy France's role during the Second World War, highlighting the complexities and controversies that defined this dark chapter in French history.