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Name (Birth–Death) Term of office Time in office Political party — Philippe Pétain (1856–1951) 11 July 1940 19 August 1944 3 years, 351 days 1940: Following the fall of France and the signing of an armistice with Nazi Germany, Petain assumed dictatorial powers and established a collaborationist government.
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 ...
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.
Félix Faure, President of France who died of a heart attack while making love to his mistress; Charles de Gaulle, heroic World War II general, commander of the Free French Forces, French president; Valéry Giscard d'Estaing; François Guizot, Prime Minister; Gisèle Halimi, lawyer and feminist activist
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" ... 29 languages ...
Pages in category "French Army generals of World War II" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .