![]() ![]() Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain, a hero of world War I, had signed an armistice (agreement to end fighting) with the invading forces of Nazi Germany, and led the Nazi-collaborating government of Vichy France in the south. General de Gaulle was the de facto leader of the Free French Forces which had escaped to London in World War II. Quoted in De Gaulle by Julian JacksonĪppeal of June 18 Background Information Spoken at the funeral of his daughter Anne, who had Down Syndrome, February 1948.Reply in August 1944 to a statement of regret that the windows of the Hotel de Ville in Paris were not opened for the crowd outside cheering the reestablishment of the Republic.It is unnecessary, for the Republic has never ceased to exist.Said to Pierre Bertaux in 1944, as recounted in The Atlantic, November 1960.If Joan of Arc had married, she would no longer have been Joan of Arc. I have a mission, and it is coming to an end … France may still one day need an image that is pure. ![]()
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