French State, Vichy government (1940-1944)

Etat français, gouvernement de Vichy

Last modified: 2003-06-21 by ivan sache
Keywords: etat francais | vichy | petain | francisque | stars: 7 (yellow) | parti populaire francais | gardes francaises | milice francaise |
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by António Martins

• Etat français vs. France libre
• Philippe Pétain's standard
• Milice Française
• Collaborationist parties
  • Parti Populaire Français
  • Gardes Françaises

See also:

• France
• France: Historical flags
• France: Historical chronology since 1792
• Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres)
• France: Anti-German resistance groups (1940-1944)

Etat français vs. France libre

État français is also called État de Vichy, from the thermal city in the center of France where the MPs met, because it was far enough from the front and had a lot of facilities, and where Pétain's regime was established. De jure, État Français was the successor of the IIIrd Republic since the MPs m