Nazi archive footage - WW2 | France Surrenders 1940

World War II in France (Viewer discretion required )

In 1938, France joined Great Britain in an attempt to appease Nazi aggression. France signed the Munich Pact and helped give Germany "permission" to invade the Sudeten territories of Czechoslovakia. It was soon clear that this attempt at appeasement failed.

After Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, France declared war.

France's war against Germany did not last long. On June 22, 1940, France surrendered to Germany.

France was occupied by the Germans until 1944. June 6 of that year was D-Day. A massive Allied force invaded the beaches of Normandy.

Through the summer and fall, the Allies pushed eastward through France towards Germany. In August, Allied troops also landed in the South of France.

By the end of the war, about 350,000 French soldiers had been killed, and almost a half million French civilians had died.

http://www.worldwariihistory.info/in/France.html

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[APhilCollinsFan]

@mrgilles1980 l never use the term ( most of the time ) during ww2 , l am talking about politician at that specific time , .. nothing more ! ..Now you said ( heroe) you mean like : Joseph Darland who was once a heroe and change side ! to only name one of them !

[MrGilles1990]

@Tiilt It's pitiful trying to defend France's shameful actions in WW2, but I blame the Great war for France's loss, France's courages and patriotic men all died in the great war, leaving the cowards to defend France from the Germans in WW2.

[MrGilles1990]

@APhilCollinsFan France's patriots and heroes were all wiped out by the great war. To imply France is most of the time a pushover, is a total disregard for pre WW2 history. I blame the losses of WW1 for the loss of WW2.

[MrGilles1990]

@CroatiumSS Surrendered in one of the three wars, shut up you ignorant little shit. Britain the bane of Germany.

[MrGilles1990]

@jojo51886 Germany invaded Poland.

[MrGilles1990]

@halo16422 Not cool, The mighty fallen of the great war should not be mocked in such a way.

[rs7124]

what is the title of the music?

[halo16422]

Q: Why does Nike like the French Army?

A: Because, in war time they are the biggest buyers of running shoes.

[APhilCollinsFan]

@tilt ... what about you , what the fuck have you done for your country, if you want to blame someone , put the blame on PETAIN ? , what about LAVAL ? to name only two traitor , when l use the terme France , l am referring to his political representants at that time , the ones who betrayed France , did bend over and take it up the ass ,

[APhilCollinsFan]

@tilt are you insane, .. are you ? you fucking little idiot , 1- l did not insult the veterants , because they fought and lost their lives in combat ! my comments was directed to the politicians , every soldiers of every country who go to war deserve respect ! my father fought in Normandie and Dieppe , and myself have served 30 years in the army and has been deployed and saw combat more time then you can imagine , ....