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→20th century: humiliating is pretty insulting to the French forces...did the Poles suffer a humiliating defeat? The Norwegians?
* '''World War II''' <br>
* '''World War II''' <br>
After the so-called Phony War from 1939 to 1940, Nazi Germany managed to inflict a humiliating defeat on the French. The [[French Third Republic]] formally surrendered to Germany on June 25, 1940 and voted itself out of existence. The reorganized French government, known as the [[Vichy regime]], enthusiastically joined the Axis. In 1944, France was invaded by the [[Allied powers]]. After the French surrendered for the second time in less than five years, the [[Fourth French Republic]] out of the [[French National Committee]] led by [[Charles de Gaulle]].
After the so-called Phony War from 1939 to 1940, Nazi Germany managed to defeat the French. The [[French Third Republic]] formally surrendered to Germany on June 25, 1940 and voted itself out of existence. The reorganized French government, known as the [[Vichy regime]], enthusiastically joined the Axis. In 1944, France was invaded by the [[Allied powers]]. After the French surrendered for the second time in less than five years, the [[Fourth French Republic]] out of the [[French National Committee]] led by [[Charles de Gaulle]].
* '''French-Thai War''' <br>
* '''French-Thai War''' <br>