Vichy Fraunce
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Vichy Fraunce is the common name o the French State (État français), follaeing its relocation tae the toun o Vichy, heidit bi Marshal Philippe Pétain frae 1940 tae 1944 during Warld War II.
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French State État Français | |||||||||
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1940–1944[1] | |||||||||
Motto: "Travail, Famille, Patrie" "Wirk, Faimily, Faitherland" | |||||||||
The French State in 1942:
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The gradual loss o aw Vichy territory tae Free Fraunce an the Axis pouers. Legend. | |||||||||
Status | Client state o Nazi Germany (1940–42) Puppet govrenment o Nazi Germany (1942–44) | ||||||||
Caipital | Vichy (de facto) Parisa (de jure) | ||||||||
Common leids | French | ||||||||
Govrenment | Proveesional govrenment (de jure) Authoritarian/corporatist single-pairty state (de facto) | ||||||||
Chief o State | |||||||||
• 1940–1944 | Philippe Pétain | ||||||||
Prime Meenister | |||||||||
• 1940–1942 | Philippe Pétain | ||||||||
• 1942–1944 | Pierre Laval | ||||||||
Legislatur | Naitional Assembly | ||||||||
Historical era | Warld War II | ||||||||
• Seicont Compiègne | 22 Juin 1940 | ||||||||
• Pétain gien full pouers | 10 Julie 1940 | ||||||||
• Operation Torch | 8 November 1942 | ||||||||
• Case Anton | 11 November 1942 | ||||||||
• German retreat | simmer 1944 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1944[1] | ||||||||
• Captur o the Sigmaringen enclave | 22 Aprile 1945 | ||||||||
Currency | French franc | ||||||||
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