Who was the leader of the French Resistance during World War 2?

Answer 1

French Army Marshal Petain was "Head of State". Like all extreme right-wingers, the Vichy regime had a deep-seated loathing of the word "republic", which it associated with liberalism and socialism. After WW2 Petain was convicted of treason and sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Marshal Petain had fought in World War I and was known as the victor and hero of the terrible battle of Verdun, which was won by the Allies (mostly the French) through great determination. Because this battle became to the French a symbol of heroism and the strength of France, Petain himself became a symbol of these things at a moment of defeat for France--so he enjoyed enormous, almost cultlike popularity at first because there was almost nothing else to be proud of just then.

Answer 2

That was the government formed by France after their defeat by Germany in the Second World War. Its capital was at the city of Vichy because Paris was under German occupation. The southern part of France remained unoccupied until late 1942. The Vichy government abolished the french constitution and created a Dictatorship similar to Germany's. They cooperated with Germany in every way possible short of actually going to war against England.Michael Montagne AnswerThe government of Vichy did not cooperate with Germany "in every way possible" but was forced to cooperate due to 1 million of POW and occupation of half of the country. For example till November 1942 Vichy's police tracked down many German spies and shooted them for treason.Vichy's policy was a very ambivalent attitude in many ways, Marechal Petain the chief of State waiting for the US entry in the WWII.But the attaks of the British navy at Mers El Kebir an Dakar against the French Navy during 1940's summer, the seizure of French ships in Alexandria and other British harbours during the same summer, and next the war against French legalist troops in Syria in 1941 did not help matters . Later in November 1942 when German troops occupied the whole territory the chief of government Pierre Laval was set by German and the policy was most firmly slanted to a pro German attitude with many facist aspects. French government never handed its navy to German and ordered to scupper its own ships when German entered in Vichy's area. Nor no regular troops fighted side by side with German army as Italian and Romanian and Hungarian did.It was a very confused period.

Answer 3

Charles de Gaulle was the major military leader of France during World War 2.

Answer 4

Charles De Gaulle
The acknowledged leader of the Free French was Charles de Gaulle. He later became President of France,

Answer 5

Philipe Petain

Answer 6

Charles de Gaulle.