#world-war-ii

The Battle of Normandy was a significant military campaign in the history of World War II. It took place from June to August 1944 and was fought by...    Read more

The Vichy regime was a government in France that was established during World War II, after France was invaded by Nazi Germany in 1940. The regime...    Read more

The leader of France during World War II was Philippe Pétain. He was appointed Prime Minister of France in June 1940, following the German invasion...    Read more

The aftermath of World War II marked a significant shift in the French colonial empire. As France struggled to rebuild after the war, it faced...    Read more

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, which lasted from the end of World War II in 1945...    Read more

World War II was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It was the deadliest conflict in human history, with up to 85 million fatalities. The...    Read more

Adolf Hitler was a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party. He was born on April 20, 1889, and became the chancellor of Germany in 1933....    Read more

The events leading up to World War II began with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which ended World War I. The treaty punished Germany severely,...    Read more

Pierre Laval was the French prime minister who led the Vichy government during World War II. Laval, a prominent politician in the interwar period,...    Read more

The French general who led the Free French forces during World War II was Charles de Gaulle.De Gaulle was a prominent military figure in France...    Read more