Free France

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Free France was the World War II government-in-exile and resistance movement led by Charles de Gaulle that continued the fight against Axis powers after the fall of France in 1940.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government-in-exile
political organization
resistance movement
alliedWith Czechoslovak government-in-exile
Polish government-in-exile
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
alsoKnownAs Free France
surface form: France libre

Free French Forces
basedIn United Kingdom
capital London, England
surface form: London
conflict World War II
country France
currency French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
surface form: French franc
dissolved 1944
1944-08-25
flag French tricolour
surface form: Tricolour with Cross of Lorraine
followedBy Provisional Government of the French Republic
foundedBy Charles de Gaulle
hasMilitaryBranch Free French Forces
surface form: Free French Air Forces

Free French Forces
Free French Forces
surface form: Free French Naval Forces
headOfState Charles de Gaulle
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
ideology French nationalism
Gaullism
inception 1940-06-18
languageUsed French
leader Charles de Gaulle
legalForm government-in-exile
militaryCommander Charles de Gaulle
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
opposedBy Fascist Italy
Nazi Germany
Vichy
surface form: Vichy France
opposedTo Armistice of 22 June 1940
partOf Allies of World War II
recognizedBy Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
sharesBorderWith Vichy
surface form: Vichy France
significantEvent Appeal of 18 June
Battle of Bir Hakeim
Liberation of Paris
symbol Cross of Lorraine
territoryClaimed French colonial empire
Metropolitan France

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2e DB allegiance Free France
Free French government alsoKnownAs Free France
Free French government formedFrom Free France
this entity surface form: French government-in-exile structures
Félix Éboué supported Free France