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| 1940, May 12 |
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| GERMAN ARMED FORCES INVADED FRANCE. | 1 |
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| June 16 |
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| Marshal Pétain replaced Paul Reynaud as premier and sued for peace (June 17). | 2 |
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| June 22 |
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| FRANCE CONCLUDED AN ARMISTICE WITH GERMANY. | 3 |
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| July 2 |
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| French government seat established at Vichy (See June 15). | 4 |
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| July 9 |
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| The National Assembly voted to establish an authoritarian government, granting Pétain almost dictatorial powers. | 5 |
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| Aug. 7 |
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| Britain signed an agreement for cooperation with the Free French leader Charles de Gaulle. His government was established later on Oct. 27. | 6 |
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| Dec. 14 |
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| Pétain excluded Pierre Laval from the council of ministers. Laval favored a closer working arrangement between Vichy and Berlin. | 7 |
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