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Vichy France can be dated from June 10, 1940, when Marshal [[Henri Petain|Philippe Pétain]] was granted full power to negotiate with the [[German]]s. At this point the military defeat of [[France]] was inevitable so Pétain, a war hero from [[World War I]], suspended democratic government and surrendered to [[Germany]].

Vichy France can be dated from June 10, 1940, when Marshal [[Henri Petain|Philippe Pétain]] was granted full power to [[negotiate]] with the [[German]]s. At this point the military defeat of [[France]] was inevitable so Pétain, a war hero from [[World War I]], suspended democratic government and surrendered to [[Germany]].

Following the French surrender on June 22, 1940 a new Government was established at [[Vichy]]. "Vichy France" is used to refer to unoccupied areas of France. However, the Vichy regime had administrative control over all France and its colonial territories. This included [[Syria]], [[Algeria]], [[Madagascar]],  [[Indochina]] ([[Cambodia]] and [[Vietnam]]), [[Morocco]], the [[Ivory Coast]] and other territories. The German occupation was concentrated in [[Paris]] and environs, and along strategic points of the Atlantic Wall, the sites were eventually the Normandy invasion took place.

Following the French surrender on June 22, 1940 a new Government was established at [[Vichy]]. "Vichy France" is used to refer to unoccupied areas of France. However, the Vichy regime had administrative control over all France and its colonial territories. This included [[Syria]], [[Algeria]], [[Madagascar]],  [[Indochina]] ([[Cambodia]] and [[Vietnam]]), [[Morocco]], the [[Ivory Coast]] and other territories. The German occupation was concentrated in [[Paris]] and environs, and along strategic points of the Atlantic Wall, the sites were eventually the Normandy invasion took place.