Viva la Resistance! By Zerosaiko Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Dec 31, 1944 Long live the resistance! May 13, 1940 German tanks cross Meuse Line with Blitzkreig attack Jun 16, 1940 Prime Minister of France, Petain calls for ceasefire Jun 18, 1940 Charles de Gaulle calls for le French to resist Jun 22, 1940 Armistice is signed, France is divided Jun 22, 1941 Communist resistance cells join into a single resistance group, increasing their effectiveness Feb 27, 1942 Bruneval raid by Britain, with the help of French intelligence information Nov 11, 1942 Germany occupies the whole of France May 27, 1943 First meeting of le Conseil National de Resistance Jun 5, 1944 Eisenhower asks the resistance to distract the Germans during the Normandy D-Day landings Jun 10, 1944 Germans retaliate by slaughtering the inhabitants of Oratour-sur-Giane, then setting the village on fire.
