Leclerc Joins Eighth Army
Marches 1,500 miles & joins up with Montgomerys Eighth Army
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1943 in France
Explore 27 historical events and records for France in 1943.
Historical records for France in 1943
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January
March
Arrest of Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Held at Buchenwald until May 1945
May
Committee of National Liberation (CNL)
Appointed Member of Committee of National Liberation
Committee of National Liberation (CNL)
Appointed Member of Committee of National Liberation
June
Independence of Algeria
The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country. Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria
Independence of France
The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country. Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria
Battle of Bir-Hakeim
Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days. Forced to withdraw but has given the British valuable time in which to regroup
Free French
Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days
President of France
Appointed President of the French Committee of National Liberation
President of France
Appointed President of the French Committee of National Liberation
November
Resignation of Henri-Honore Giraud
Resigns because of differences with de Gaulle
Other events (month unknown)
Being and Nothingness
Sartre publishes Being and Nothingness, his major work of existential phenomenology.
Collaboration
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Commander in Chief
Appointedommander-in-Chief of the Free French. Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Count of Monte Cristo
Directs The Count of Monte Cristo.
Exile of Vincent Auriol
Escapes to Algeria
Free French
Establishes a provisional French Government in Algeria
Free French
Establishes a provisional French Government in Algeria
Free French
Appointedommander-in-Chief of the Free French. Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Free French
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Le Corbeau
Directs Le Corbeau.
Milice, La
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
President of France
Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Algeria
President of France
Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Algeria
Service du Travail Obligatoire
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
She Came to Stay
Beauvoir publishes She Came to Stay, exploring freedom, jealousy and relations with others.
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