25 January 1943Leclerc Joins Eighth ArmyJacques Philippe Leclerc
Marches 1,500 miles & joins up with Montgomerys Eighth Army
Historical records for France in 1943, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Marches 1,500 miles & joins up with Montgomerys Eighth Army
Held at Buchenwald until May 1945
Appointed Member of Committee of National Liberation
Appointed Member of Committee of National Liberation
The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country. Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria
The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country. Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria
Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days. Forced to withdraw but has given the British valuable time in which to regroup
Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days
Appointed President of the French Committee of National Liberation
Appointed President of the French Committee of National Liberation
Resigns because of differences with de Gaulle
Sartre publishes Being and Nothingness, his major work of existential phenomenology.
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Appointedommander-in-Chief of the Free French. Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Directs The Count of Monte Cristo.
Escapes to Algeria
Establishes a provisional French Government in Algeria
Establishes a provisional French Government in Algeria
Appointedommander-in-Chief of the Free French. Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Free French
Directs Le Corbeau.
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Algeria
Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Algeria
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Beauvoir publishes She Came to Stay, exploring freedom, jealousy and relations with others.
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