Free zone (zone libre)

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The Free Zone (zone libre) was the southern part of France that remained under the nominal authority of the Vichy regime and was initially unoccupied by German forces during World War II until November 1942.

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Free Zone 1
Free zone (zone libre) canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
political region
territorial entity
administeredBy Vichy ministries NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Unoccupied Zone NERFINISHED
Zone libre NERFINISHED
appliesToPart southern France
armisticePartner French Third Republic NERFINISHED
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
borderedBy Occupied Zone (zone occupée) NERFINISHED
capital Vichy NERFINISHED
country France
countrySubdivisionOf France NERFINISHED
createdBy Franco-German Armistice of 22 June 1940 NERFINISHED
deFactoControlledBy Vichy regime NERFINISHED
deJureAuthority French State (État français) NERFINISHED
demarcationLineWith Occupied Zone (zone occupée)
endTime 1942-11-11
government Vichy regime NERFINISHED
hadDemarcationFunction separated German-occupied north from unoccupied south
hadPolicy anti-Semitic legislation
collaboration with Nazi Germany
headOfGovernment Philippe Pétain NERFINISHED
headOfState Philippe Pétain NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod German occupation of France NERFINISHED
historicalRole base of the Vichy government
historicalStatus abolished as distinct zone after German occupation in 1942
language French
legalStatus under armistice conditions with Germany
unoccupied zone until November 1942
locatedInTime World War II NERFINISHED
militaryRestriction limited French armed forces
nominallyIndependentFrom Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
occupationBy Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
occupationEvent Case Anton NERFINISHED
occupationStart 1942-11-11
partOf Vichy France NERFINISHED
partOfConflict European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
replaced metropolitan territory of the French Third Republic
replacedBy fully occupied France
separatedFrom Occupied Zone (zone occupée) NERFINISHED
significantEvent German and Italian invasion of November 1942
growth of the French Resistance
implementation of Vichy anti-Jewish statutes
startTime 1940-06-25
usedCurrency French franc

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Jason Kliot notableWork Free zone (zone libre)
this entity surface form: Free Zone