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5 days ago · Normandy Invasion, during World War II, the Allied invasion of western Europe, which was launched on June 6, 1944 (the most celebrated D-Day of the war), with the simultaneous landing of U.S., British, and Canadian forces on five separate beachheads in Normandy, France. By the end of August 1944 all of northern France was liberated, and the ...
- D-Day, June 6, 1944
Normandy Invasion - D-Day, WWII, Allies: May 1944 had been...
- D-Day in Pictures
After a prolonged naval and aerial bombardment of German...
- Allied Powers
Denmark and Norway joined the Allies the next year when...
- 2-Min Summary
Normandy Campaign, Allied invasion of northern Europe in...
- Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach, second beach from the west among the five...
- Battle of Berlin
Battle of Berlin, one of the final battles of World War...
- Third Reich
Third Reich, official Nazi designation for the regime in...
- Battle of Kursk
Battle of Kursk, (July 5–August 23, 1943), unsuccessful...
- Atlantic Charter
Atlantic Charter, joint declaration issued on August 14,...
- Tehran Conference
Tehran Conference (November 28–December 1, 1943), meeting of...
- D-Day, June 6, 1944
1 day ago · Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (/ p eɪ ˈ t æ̃ /, French: [filip petɛ̃]) or Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II.
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- Camille Chautemps, Pierre Laval, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, François Darlan
2 days ago · France has a rich history and culture, and its involvement in World War II is an important piece of that history. Teaching students about France’s leader during this time, General Charles de Gaulle, can help enhance their understanding of this tumultuous period in world history. General de Gaulle was born in 1890 in the French region of Lille.
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1 day ago · François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand [a] (26 October 1916 – 8 January 1996) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France. As a former Socialist Party First Secretary, he was the first left-wing politician to assume the presidency under the Fifth ...
- François Marie Adrien Maurice Mitterrand, 26 October 1916, Jarnac, France
- Guy Mollet
2 days ago · Pierre Laval. Pierre Jean Marie Laval ( French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ laval]; 28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician. During the Third Republic, he served as Prime Minister of France from 1931 to 1932 and from 1935 to 1936. He again occupied the post during the German occupation, from 1942 to 1944.
- Philippe Pétain
- SFIO (1914–23), Independent (1923–45)
4 days ago · The final section addresses how Britain and France have remembered the two world wars. As Philip Bell notes in his introduction, there are a number of striking contrasts between British and French memories. Whereas in France the First World War is normally seen as a necessary war, in Britain it is frequently dismissed as a futile disaster.
So, when war came in September 1939, Great Britain had a warning chain of radar stations that could tell when hostile planes were approaching. World War II - Axis, Allies, Resources: In September 1939 the Allies were together superior in industrial resources, population, and military manpower, but the German Army, or Wehrmacht, was the most ...
