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Result of Surrender of France

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1940

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill13 June 1940

London · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Britain refuses to support a separate French peace and commits to continuing the war.

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill13 June 1940

Tours · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The collapse of the French military position forces the government toward an armistice decision.

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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