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France declares war on germany after Germany invaded Poland.
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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British Expeditionary Force (BEF) starts landing in France; it is led by Field Marshal Gort
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British and French ships begin the search for the Graf Spee
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Britain and France agree to send aid and troops to Finland
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this is also known as the Fall of France, Germany invaded France and defeated the French forces. german armored units pushed through Ardennes to cut off and surround the Allied units that were in Belgium.
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German army takes over the French city of Boulogne
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The French government leaves Paris for Tours
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The armistice resulted in division of France where germany would occupy north and west and Italy had control of a small zone in the south east.
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Germany occupied 3/5 of France's territory, Northern France and the entire Rench Atlantic coast)
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Charles de Gaulle is recognized as the leader of the Free French
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Task Force H attempts to destroy French ships at Oran, Algeria; only one ship is sunk
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The Italian forces helped Germany by entering the war on their side and invaded France.
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Germany invades France
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Rommel takes command of the "atlantic wall" in the French coast
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They land succesfully on the Normandy beaches of France opening a "second front" against the Germans.
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Allied forces land in southern France near Nice and advance rapidly towards the Rhine river to the northeast.
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Allied troops reached Paris.
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Supported by the allied troops the free French forces enter Paris.
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By December, virtually all of France, most of Belgium, and part of the southern Netherlands are liberated.
