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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vichy_FranceVichy France - Wikipedia

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   Vichy's claim to be the legitimate French government was denied by Free France and by all subsequent French governments after the war. They maintain that Vichy was an illegal government run by traitors, having come to power through an unconstitutional coup d'état.

   • Vichy

     Vichy (/ ˈ v ɪ ʃ i, ˈ v iː ʃ i /, French: ⓘ; Occitan:...

   • Philippe Pétain

     Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23...

   • Invaded by Nazi Germany

     The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May –...

   • Pierre Pucheu

     He was also responsible for setting up the SPAC...

   • Armistice of 22 June 1940

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   • Free France

     On 13 July 1942, "Free France" was officially renamed...

   • France during World War II

     Free France (La France Libre), the provisional government in...

   • Zone Libre

     Occupied France during World War II, showing German and...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › German_militaryGerman military administration in occupied France during ...

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   The Military Administration in France (German: Militärverwaltung in Frankreich; French: Administration militaire en France) was an interim occupation authority established by Nazi Germany during World War II to administer the occupied zone in areas of northern and western France.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Liberation_of_FranceLiberation of France - Wikipedia

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   The liberation of France (French: libération de la France) in the Second World War was accomplished through diplomacy, politics and the combined military efforts of the Allied Powers, Free French forces in London and Africa, as well as the French Resistance. Nazi Germany invaded France in May 1940.

4. www.britannica.com › event › Vichy-FranceVichy France | History, Leaders, & Map | Britannica

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   Pierre Laval. Vichy France, (July 1940–September 1944), France under the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain from the Nazi German defeat of France to the Allied liberation in World War II. The Franco-German Armistice of June 22, 1940, divided France into two zones: one to be under German military occupation and one to be left to the French in ...

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   Where was the occupied zone located in France?

   • It lay to the south of the demarcation line and was administered by the French government of Marshal Philippe Pétain based in Vichy, in a relatively unrestricted fashion. To the north lay the zone occupée (" occupied zone ") in which the powers of Vichy France were severely limited.

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   Did France have a right to occupy the occupied zone?

   • French sovereignty was to be exercised over the whole of French territory, including the occupied zone, Alsace and Moselle, but the third article of the armistice stipulated that French authorities in the occupied zone would have to obey the military administration and that Germany would exercise rights of an occupying power within it:

   German military administration in occupied France during World War II

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   What did the Germans call the occupied zone?

   • Until November 1942, the Germans called the zone libre " Unbesetztes Gebiet " or unoccupied zone. The zone libre was also nicknamed the zone nono by the French, shortened from non occupée (unoccupied). The occupied zone accordingly became the zone jaja (yes-yes zone).

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   What policies were implemented in the French occupied zone?

   • Other policies implemented in the occupied zone but not in the free zone were a curfew from 10 p.m to 5 a.m, a ban on American films, the suppression of displaying the French flag and singing the Marseillaise, and the banning of Vichy paramilitary organizations and the Veterans' Legion. Schoolchildren were made to sing "Maréchal, nous voilà !"

   German military administration in occupied France during World War II

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