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  1. Nov 13, 2020 · 51K views 3 years ago. This week, we're exploring the life and legacy of Charles de Gaulle, who died 50 years ago this week. To many, he's the undisputed French hero: a wartime leader who led...

    • Nov 13, 2020
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  2. 18K. 3.1M views 1 year ago COLOMBEY-LES-DEUX-ÉGLISES. This film retraces his career, from his birth in 1890 to his burial in Colombey-Les-Deux-Eglises in 1970. This epic recounts...

    • Jul 15, 2022
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    • imineo Documentaires
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  4. Jul 16, 2018 · 77K views 5 years ago. Charles de Gaulle was the leader of Free France from 1940-1944, and was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era.

    • Jul 16, 2018
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    • World at War
  5. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was born on 22 November 1890 in Lille, the third of five children. [2] He was raised in a devoutly Catholic and traditional family. His father, Henri de Gaulle, was a professor of history and literature at a Jesuit college and eventually founded his own school. [3] : 42–47.

  6. May 1940. Charles de Gaulle, newly appointed French General, joins the Government in Paris while his wife and children stay behind. Facing the defeatist attitude of Pétain ready to negotiate with Hitler, de Gaulle has one purpose: continue fighting. 507 IMDb 6.1 1 h 49 min 2021. X-Ray 16+.

  7. Apr 23, 2024 · Charles de Gaulle, French soldier, writer, statesman, and architect of France’s Fifth Republic. He was the leader of the Free French resistance during World War II and served as president of France from 1958 until 1969. Learn more about de Gaulles life and accomplishments in this article.

  8. When General Charles de Gaulle first stepped up to a microphone provided by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London and began to speak, the time was 10:00 pm on June 18, 1940. In reality, it was midnight for the French nation. The armed forces of Adolf Hitler’s Germany had overrun the country in a mere six weeks.

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