WW2 - Churchill and de Gaulle Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
Q
Churchill - Francophile
A
He can speak fluent french
2
Q
Churchill’s relationship with French Prime Minister?
A
Paul Reynard
- Met 5 times in first months of premiership
- Encouraged him to continue fighting when paris was evacuated.
3
Q
France’s position early in war?
A
- Evacuated Paris
- France’s navy and 400,000 troops in African territories.
4
Q
When did France sign armistice with Germans?
A
22nd June 1940
5
Q
The Hateful Decision
A
French fleet at Oran, Algeria was about to fall into German hands.
1,300 french sailors killed.
6
Q
De Gaulle’s relationship with Roosevelt?
A
Hated America and was loathed by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt said to his son –> ‘I can’t imagine a man I distrust more.’
7
Q
Henri Giraud
A
- Escaped in 1942
- Worked with allies in secret from within Vichy France
- Assumed command of French troops in North Africa after Operation Torch (Nov 1942)
- 1943, co-president of French Committee of National Liberation –> retired 1944 due to disagreements with de Gaulle.
8
Q
Operation Overlord
A
- Everyone in Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force believed De Gaulle would have leaked.
9
Q
What did De Gaulle do after he was elected President?
A
Awarded Churchill the Croix de la Liberation.
