France Surrendered because they wanted to save the Eiffel Tower!
It really was not France that surrendered it was the leader of the French who surrendered. The French were furious with him and at the end of the war they tried him in a court for doing what he did. The French wanted to drive the Germans out of their country. During the war they had an exceptionally strong Underground Resistance and the Free French in Britain helped to win WWII.
France was bitterly divided, and Germany had better troops. Another reason is that Britain had to evacuate their army from France. France from the start had a weak military; although Charles de Gaulle warned of the weakness of the French military, the government did nothing. France did not have the support of the French people after the declaration of war. All of France's allies (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland, Denmark, and Norway) besides Britain were all defeated by the time of the defeat of France.
There are a few reasons why France was afraid of Germany:
1.) Germany declared war on them.
2.) Gemany was VERY powerful. When trying to pass Belgium to get to France(a supposedly neutral country), they attacked Belgium and defeated them in a matter of days.
In the end when the Central Powers collapsed(Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, etc.), France wanted revenge on Germany along with a few other countries.
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They had no choice as France had been overrun by German troops.
it is May 10, 1940
Versailles unconditional surrender was signed at rheims germany- rheims is correct
22 June 1940 was the day that France signed an armistice with Germany.
France's surrender occurred several years prior to the Bulge. The French government reached agreement with German in July of 1940. The Battle of the Bulge began in December of 1944.
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France was not the only country that went to war with Germany. Britain and America also helped. However, France went to war with Germany because Germany had invaded most of France. So the allied powers(America, Britain, and France) attacked Germany. On June 6 1944. that day was called D-day.(or operation overload) when America invated Germany and caused Germany to surrender. Not strictly true. Britain and France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 - two days after Germany had invaded Poland. Germany didn't attack France until April !940. Germany declared war on the United States on 11 December 1941.
Versailles unconditional surrender was signed at rheims germany- rheims is correct
France
Unconditional Surrender
France did not surrender. In fact it was Germany who surrenderd on the 11th of November in 1918. That is why we have the treaty of Versailles. France was on Great Britain and Russia's side.... And they won the war
France's army has been welcoming invading armies for two centuries.Yes, the first part of the Fall of France initiated the evacuation of Dunkirk. On June 25th 1940 the French government's armistice agreement (surrender) to Germany established the state of Vichy France.
In June 1940, following the French surrender to Germany.
The surrender documents were signed in a schoolhouse in Reims, France that was being used as Allied headquarters.
The surrender documents were signed in a schoolhouse in Reims, France that was being used as Allied headquarters.
22 June 1940 was the day that France signed an armistice with Germany.
For who? France, Germany,and Japan all surrendered at different points in the war.Specify on who.
France's surrender occurred several years prior to the Bulge. The French government reached agreement with German in July of 1940. The Battle of the Bulge began in December of 1944.
part of European conquest and rub the noses of the french for the surrender of Germany after WW1. signing being done in France. Germany just getting back to the WW1 victors