Historical place archive

Vichy Government in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Vichy Government in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records3 event labels2 people1940–1942

Historical events in Vichy Government

1940

8 July 1940
Ambassador
Otto Abetz · Military

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

8 July 1940
Ambassador
Otto Abetz · World War, 2nd

Appointed Ambassador of France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy

1942

7 November 1942
Invasion of France
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

Troops are alerted to the occupation of Vichy France

11 November 1942
Capture of Vichy
Adolf Hitler · World War, 2nd

Germany occupies the remainder of Vichy France

Provenance

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