Appeal of 18 June
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The Appeal of 18 June was a 1940 radio address by Charles de Gaulle from London calling on the French people to continue resistance against Nazi Germany, widely regarded as the founding moment of Free France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appeal of 18 June canonical | 4 |
| Appeal of 18 June 1940 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ radio address ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Appel du 18 juin ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Free France ⓘ |
| audience |
French citizens inside and outside France
ⓘ
French people ⓘ French soldiers ⓘ |
| author | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| calledFor |
French Resistance
ⓘ
surface form:
French resistance
continued resistance against Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | France ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 18 June ⓘ |
| considered | founding moment of Free France ⓘ |
| countryContext | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1940-06-18 ⓘ |
| day | 18 ⓘ |
| givenBy | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
central reference in Gaullist political tradition
ⓘ
major symbol of French resistance to occupation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mediaType | audio recording ⓘ |
| month | June ⓘ |
| opposed |
German occupation of France
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| partOf | Charles de Gaulle’s early leadership of Free France ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
armistice between France and Germany in June 1940
ⓘ
fall of France in 1940 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage continued military struggle alongside the Allies
ⓘ
to reject the armistice with Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of France
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ French Resistance ⓘ Armistice of 22 June 1940 ⓘ
surface form:
French armistice of 22 June 1940
French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ
surface form:
Vichy regime
|
| significance |
key moment in French national memory
ⓘ
symbolic beginning of French Resistance ⓘ |
| speaker | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Appeal of 18 June 1940