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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.
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 .
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 (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.
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; François Hollande, former PS (Socialist Party) leader, former French president (15 May 2012 – 14 May 2017) Jean Jaurès, politician ...
The Carolingians were a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The family consolidated its power in the 8th century, eventually making the offices of mayor of the palace and dux et princeps Francorum hereditary and becoming the real powers behind the Merovingian kings.
Marshals of France (3 C, 266 P) W. ... French Army generals of World War II (50 P) Pages in category "French generals" The following 200 pages are in this category ...
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 .