Timeline: France 1940-1962 | Timetoast

Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

WW2
May 10, 1940

German invasion

Germany invaded Northern France. The invasion left France split in two, with Germany controlling the North and Free France in the South.
Jun 17, 1940

Informs of requested armistace
Jun 22, 1940

Armistace signed
Jun 24, 1940

France surrenders to invading Germans
Jul 12, 1940

L'État francais born

The 3rd Republic came to an end, Pétain's Vichy France established.
Period: Jul 12, 1940 to Aug 31, 1944

Vichy Régime
Oct 24, 1940

Principal of collaboration agreed

Hitler & Pétain
Oct 30, 1940

Pétain addresses the French
Nov 11, 1942

German forces occupy whole of France
Period: Jun 3, 1944 to Oct 13, 1946

Provisional government
Jun 6, 1944

D-Day allied landings
Dec 31, 1944

Overthrow of Vichy regime
Apr 30, 1945

Hitler dies
Jul 23, 1945

Pétain's defense statement
Aug 15, 1945

Pétain sentenced to death
Oct 15, 1945

Laval executed
Period: Oct 13, 1946 to Dec 31, 1958

Fourth Republic
Oct 27, 1946

New constitution
Period: Nov 29, 1953 to Dec 31, 1962

Poujadism
May 7, 1954

Vietnamese defeat French at Dien-Bien-Phu
Nov 1, 1954

Algerian war begins
Mar 25, 1957

Treaty of Rome establishes the Common market
Jun 1, 1958

Deadlock in Algeria leads to constitutional crisis: the Fourth Republic gives way to the Fifth
Mar 18, 1962

Evian agreements grant Algeria full independence