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  2. Battle of France - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France.

  3. Evacuation of the Louvre collection during World War II

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    On 16 August 1940, count Franz von Wolff-Metternich, who was responsible of the conservation of the French art collections under the Kunstschutz principle, arrived in Paris to oversee France's art collection, but the museum was almost empty.

  4. France during World War II - Wikipedia

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    France was one of the largest military powers to come under occupation as part of the Western Front in World War II.The Western Front was a military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany.

  5. Demarcation line (France) - Wikipedia

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    The demarcation line became moot in November 1942 after the Germans crossed the line and invaded the Free Zone in Operation Anton. After this, all of France was under German occupation, and the occupied zone north of the line became known as the "northern Zone" (Zone nord) and the former Zone libre became the "southern zone" (Zone sud). The ...

  6. Timeline of the Battle of France - Wikipedia

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    17-18 May: Antwerp and Brussels would fall to Germany; the Allies were forced to retreat to the coastline of France. 20 May: General Maxime Weygand replaces General Maurice-Gustave Gamelin as supreme Allied commander due to major losses across France.

  7. The Collapse of the Third Republic - Wikipedia

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    In 1939 and 1940, France faced a united, determined, and technologically-sophisticated enemy. Although it was desperately important for France to match its enemy's traits with determination and unity of its own, French national leaders instead frittered away their final months before the catastrophe in a round of internal hostility, intrigue and backbiting, which led to the restoration of ...

  8. France politics live: Emmanuel Macron to pick new PM in ...

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    Emmanuel Macron faces calls to resign after Barnier ousted. Thursday 5 December 2024 09:34, Andy Gregory. The ousting of Michel Barnier further weakens the standing of president Emmanuel Macron ...

  9. File : Peter Paul Rubens - The Fall of Phaeton (National ...

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