In 1940, Marshal Pétain was known as a World War I hero, who was the victor of the Battle of Verdun. As the last French prime minister of the Third Republic, he was a reactionary by inclination and blamed the … 查看更多內容

France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 after the German invasion of Poland on 1 September. After the eight-month 查看更多內容

Vichy France in 1940-1942 was recognised by most Axis and neutral powers, as well as the United States and the Soviet Union. … 查看更多內容

To counter the Vichy government, General Charles de Gaulle created the Free French Forces (FFL) after his Appeal of 18 June 1940 radio … 查看更多內容

The Vichy regime sought an anti-modern counter-revolution. The traditionalist right in France, with strength in the aristocracy and among Roman Catholics, had never accepted the … 查看更多內容

There were five governments during the tenure of the Vichy regime, starting with the continuation of Pétain's position from the Third Republic, which dissolved itself and handed him full powers, leaving Pétain in absolute control of the new, "French State" … 查看更多內容

Vichy is often described as a German puppet state, although it has also been argued it had an agenda of its own.
Historians distinguish between state collaboration … 查看更多內容