State

Vichy France

client state of Nazi Germany, administering the Free Zone in southern France and French colonial possessions (1940–1944)

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1940–1944
Founded
1940
Ended
1944
Capital
Paris, Vichy
Government
dictatorship, authoritarianism, puppet state
Languages
French
Preceded by
French Third Republic
Succeeded by
Provisional Government of the French Republic

Overview

Vichy France (French: Régime de Vichy, lit. 'Vichy regime'; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), also known as the Pétainist regime (Régime pétainiste) and Pétainist France, officially the French State (État français), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established as a result of German victory in the Battle of France. It was named after its seat of government, the city of Vichy.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (1)

  1. Philippe Pétain1940–1944

Records (20)

  1. 1939–1945 — Battle of the AtlanticCampaign
  2. 1940–1943 — North African campaignCampaign
  3. 1940–1941 — Franco-Thai WarWar
  4. 1940 — Battle of ArdennesBattle · Germany ▸ France
  5. 1940 — Battle of Channel PortsBattle · Germany ▸ United Kingdom, France
  6. 1940 — Battle of FranceBattle · Germany ▸ France, United Kingdom, Belgium
  7. 1940 — Battle of LaonBattle · Germany ▸ France
  8. 1940 — Battle of Mers el KebirBattle · United Kingdom ▸ France
  9. 1941 — Battle of Ko ChangNaval battle
  10. 1941 — Battle of DamascusBattle
  11. 1941 — 1941 Paris synagogue attacksCoup
  12. 1942 — Battle of La RéunionNaval battle
  13. 1942 — Battle of AlgiersBattle · United Kingdom, United States ▸ Vichy France
  14. 1942 — Battle of BrunevalBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  15. 1942 — Battle of DieppeBattle · Germany ▸ Canada, United Kingdom, United States
  16. 1942 — Battle of OranBattle · United States, United Kingdom ▸ Vichy France
  17. 1942 — Battle of St NazaireBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Germany
  18. 1942 — Battle of TorchBattle · United Kingdom, United States, Free France ▸ Vichy France
  19. 1944 — Liberation of ParisBattle
  20. 1944 — Tragedy of the Guerry's wellsMassacre

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