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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

Promises the Allies will restore France after the war. Forbids France making a separate peace with Germany

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill13 June 1940

Tours · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Informed of the imminent collapse of France. Flies to Tours where the French Government is now based

Names involved

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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