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The puppet government was in the southern sector of France and was known as the Vichy Government run by Marachal Petain
Vichy physically controlled the unoccupied zone in the South of France, leaving the North of France to the Nazis. However, they were officially the government of France as a whole. In 1942, Germany completely occupied all of France, including the Vichy region and Vichy became a mere puppet government.
Vichy
The part of France that was temporarily unoccupied. Vichy France - When France surrendered, it agreed to occupation by the Germans. The Germans allowed part of France to be under their control but still governed by the Frence people. Their seat of government was located at Vichy France, thus the name.
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Vichy France
Vichy France
The capital of occupied France was Paris. The de facto capital of the unoccupied portion of France, until November 8, 1942, was the town of Vichy. After that control reverted to the occupying Germans, and the whole country was administered from Paris.
After the fall of France to the Germans in 1940, Vichy, South of Paris. continue to administer the government there, but under German control, from July 1940 to November 1942, when the German took full control of all of France....
There never was a German government for France during WWII, but there was a French government based in Vichy.
The town of Vichy in France was the headquarters of the puppet French Government which was loyal to Germany.
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