Charles de Gaulle was the French general who fled to England when France fell. He became the symbol of the French resistance during the war.
the french had to give up on their work
The Gauls had control of France, but they were defeated by the Romans. It was then taken over by the English. When Eleanor of Aquitaine remarried, it fell into French rule.
France and Belgium
It was not installed by the Germans. Marshal Petain became Pemiere of France before their capitulation according to proper french constitutional procedures. After the armistice the French parliament voted to essentially scrap the constitution and invest him with dictatorial powers. This was done on their own hook, not at the behest of the Germans. Anyway, his government is called the Vichy government after the small resort town in southern France which became the de facto French capital when the government fled Paris before it fell. Michael Montagne
the Invasion started on May 10 1940. Paris fell on 14 June. The French Army surrendered on 22 Jun. France capitulated on 25 June. It was a total of 46 days
When the Japanese ventured into French Indochina in 1940, the US halted several major exports to Japan. Then in 1941 when France fell to Germany and the Japanese took over French Indochina, the US stopped all oil exports to Japan.
General Edward Braddock was fatally shot at an encounter with French soldiers and their Indian allies from Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War in 1755. George Washington was serving as a volunteer and helped carry the General off the field.
Ullysses S. Grant
June 1940
"Tombé" She fell off a tree : Elle est tombée d'un arbre
Germany made no mistake; France fell in 45 days.