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Fascists and Honourable MenBig Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years

Fascists and Honourable Men: Big Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years [On 16 June 1940 Paul Reynaud, the last prime minister of the Third Republic, resigned and Marshal Pétain was asked to form a new government. On the following day, the Marshal delivered a radio broadcast to the French public announcing France’s defeat and urging the ending of hostilities. The armistice with the Germans was signed on 22 June. It stipulated the partition of France into an occupied zone and a ‘free’ zone, the dismantling of the French army, the financial responsibility of the French government for the maintenance of the German occupation troops in France and the continuous captivity of the 1.5 million French prisoners of war by Germany. Another armistice was signed with Italy on 24 June. Both agreements came into effect on the 25th of that month. The French government which, having escaped Paris was situated in Bordeaux, had to move once again as that town was now within the occupied zone. On 1 July it established itself in Vichy.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Fascists and Honourable MenBig Illusions and Harsh Realities: The Vichy Years

Part of the Studies in Modern History Book Series
Amzalak, Nimrod
Fascists and Honourable Men — Oct 26, 2015
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2011
ISBN
978-1-349-33414-8
Pages
130 –177
DOI
10.1057/9780230316898_5
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Abstract

[On 16 June 1940 Paul Reynaud, the last prime minister of the Third Republic, resigned and Marshal Pétain was asked to form a new government. On the following day, the Marshal delivered a radio broadcast to the French public announcing France’s defeat and urging the ending of hostilities. The armistice with the Germans was signed on 22 June. It stipulated the partition of France into an occupied zone and a ‘free’ zone, the dismantling of the French army, the financial responsibility of the French government for the maintenance of the German occupation troops in France and the continuous captivity of the 1.5 million French prisoners of war by Germany. Another armistice was signed with Italy on 24 June. Both agreements came into effect on the 25th of that month. The French government which, having escaped Paris was situated in Bordeaux, had to move once again as that town was now within the occupied zone. On 1 July it established itself in Vichy.]

Published: Oct 26, 2015

Keywords: Professional Expert; Parti Unique; French Government; Interwar Period; Harsh Reality

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