In June 1940, during the collapse of the French front in World War II, Prime Minister Paul Reynaud resigned after being pressured by his cabinet and his Germanophile lover Hélène de Port, who advocated for surrender; President Albert Lebrun then appointed the 84-year-old Marshal Philippe Pétain, a World War I hero of the Battle of Verdun, as Prime Minister, who subsequently broke the pact with Britain and sought an armistice with Hitler using Spain and the Vatican as mediators, while General de Gaulle fled to Britain.
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Reynaud Resigns as Pétain Seeks Peace With Hitler #ww2 #history #franceAdded:
Prime Minister Reynaud shows support for de Gaulle's ideas while being browbeaten by his Germophile lover, Helene de Port, who wants France to surrender.
In the face of the intransigence of his cabinet, he is forced to resign.
The French president, Albert Lebrun, puts the 84-year-old Marshal Philippe Pétain, a hero of the Battle of Verdun in the Great War, in charge of the new executive.
The new Prime Minister, breaking the pact signed with Britain, requests an armistice with Hitler using Spain and the Vatican as mediators.
General de Gaulle flees to Britain.
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