On June 22, 1940 the French Republic, led by the pro fascist former military hero of the First World War, General Phillipe Petain, surrendered to Nazi Germany. The once formidable French Army lay in ruins. German troops had already paraded through the Arc de Triomphe as Nazi banners hung from prominent public buildings in Paris and other cities. Britain and its Empire Commonwealth stood alone against Hitler. One prominent British cartoon of the day showed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill standing alone on the southern shore of the United Kingdom shaking his fist at the Nazis who were just across the English Channel. Read More



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