The Vichy Government

The Vichy Governm

entMaggie Kroh

Dr. SperryJanuary 21, 2009

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Pre-Vichy

Third Republic2

French “Undefeatable”3

Germans advancing

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French Defeat

June 14, 19405

Retreat to Africa Third Republic Ousted6

Demoralized3

German Advance

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Armistice

June 22, 19405

Divided France Demarcation

Line Vichy Annulled 19429

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Conditions of Armistice

Jews deported 5

Army disbanded Peace Occupation costs

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Important Figures

Henri-Philippe Petain12 Leader of Vichy

Pierre Laval13 Established Petain’s power Created the Milice

Jean-Francois Darlan14 Leader of Navy Minister

Foreign affairs Defense Interior

Joseph Darnand15

Established Service d'Ordre Legionnaire Head of Police Secretary of Interior

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Life in Vichy Puppets6

Restricted rights Draft Taxes Conservative Religion20

Children sent to country Hunger Culture remained intact Work over Liberty 9

Milice

Secret police5

Numbers increased French Revolution Corralled Jews Torture

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Resistance & Fall Resistance frowned

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Significant resistance23

D-Day landings5

Maquis Vichy officials fled 1945 Executions Imprisoned France overjoyed2024

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Vichy Remembered

Painful age5

Removed from history3

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Simkin, J. (n.d.). Jean-Francois Darlan. Spartacus Educational - Home Page. Retrieved January 20, 2010, from http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FRdarlan.htm

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