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jun 22, 1940 - France surrenders to Germany

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The French government fled Paris, Germany forced France to surrender. The surrender divided France into two major parts; the northern part under German control, and a southern part under French control, based at Vichy and referred to as Vichy France, a rump state friendly to Germany.

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jun 22, 1940
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~ 85 years ago