Charles de Gaulle
French
Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general, the leader of Free France, head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic and President of France. - AsNotedIn
Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general, the leader of Free France, head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic and President of France. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1940/06/17 | During World War II, General de Gaulle, President of the French National Committee, sets up the Headquarters of the Free French Force at 4 Carlton Gardens, London. | French Commander | Carlton House Terrace, London | London | |||
| 1940/06/18 | As the French government readies to sign an armistice with German occupiers, Charles de Gaulle broadcast to France from the BBC a plea to continue the fight against the Nazi invaders. Few French listeners heard the speech and the BBC did not record it. | French General | Broadcasting House | London | |||
| 1944/11/10 | November 10-14. Churchill visits recently liberated Paris with Charles De Gaulle and inspects the frontlines at Vosges. | ||||||
| 1945/06/18 | In a public ceremony, Charles de Gaulle dedicates Fort Mont-Valerien a national memorial. | Fort Mont-Valerien | Suresnes | ||||
| 1945/08/00 | Petain is tried for treason, found guilty and is condemned to death. General de Gaulle commutes the penalty to solitary confinement. | French General | Dreyfus Affair | ||||
| 1960/04/06 | Charles de Gaulle visits Churchill at his home on Hyde Park Gate, London. | Visitor | Winston Churchill Residence | Hyde Park Gate |
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