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.
France didn't split into two governments in WW2.The Nothern and coastal regions were occupied by the Nazis, and controlled by the German government.The part of France that was not occupied by the Germans (but did collaborate with them), called Vichy France (Vichy being the seat of the government), was governed by Petain.
Authoritarian control and a strong sense of nationalism prevailed.
It was called Unoccupied France, sometimes known as Vichy France as its capital was in Vichy.
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After the Nazis took over France in 1940, the country was divided into occupied and unoccupied zones. The northern part, including Paris, was directly controlled by Germany, while the southern zone was governed by the Vichy regime, which collaborated with the Nazis. This period saw widespread repression, the persecution of Jews, and resistance movements emerging against the occupation. France remained under Nazi control until the Allied liberation in 1944.
Germany conquered France in 1940, but didn't occupy all of it; "Unoccupied France" was a German "puppet" state ruled from the city of Vichy, France. Vichy controlled the remainder of France as well as some of the French colonies in North Africa, such as Casablanca.
Yes, both France and Britain governed many countries in the past.
The Tripartite Pact, signed in September 1940, was an agreement between Japan, Germany, and Italy, aimed at mutual defense and cooperation during World War II. France, which was occupied by Germany at the time, did not sign the pact. Instead, the Vichy regime that governed the unoccupied southern part of France was under German influence and control, further complicating any potential alliances. Other nations, including the Soviet Union, also remained outside this agreement.
Because the Nazis went until the middle of France and French government succeeded to get that the half South of France was not occupied by Germans.
Unoccupied Zone The Impossible Life of Simone Weil - 2005 was released on: USA: November 2005 France: May 2006
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