Charles de Gaulle14 June 1944
De Gaulle called for continued resistance and asserted French sovereignty over liberated territory.
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De Gaulle called for continued resistance and asserted French sovereignty over liberated territory.
De Gaulle returned to Bayeux and outlined constitutional principles for post-war France.
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