The Times: Why France turned to British expert to put de Gaulle on big screen
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Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 to restore democracy in France. Following the 1958 Algiers putsch, he came out of retirement at the request of President René Coty, who appointed him Prime Ministe…
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Born 22 November 1890 · Died 9 November 1970 · Q2042
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2026· 47 entries
FilmInk: Filming Free France and De Gaulle in Two Parts
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Martin Cid Magazine: Baudry builds De Gaulle: Résistance around a general with no army and one radio broadcast
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The Connexion: In times of crisis France always turns to de Gaulle
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The Times: De Gaulle: Résistance review — a moving portrait of the Free France leader
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The Guardian Nigeria News: Charles de Gaulle: The man behind the myth
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Seoul Economic Daily: De Gaulle Film Becomes Surprise Hit as France Seeks Unity
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The Romania Journal: Global Vision Expands Bucharest Portfolio in Charles de Gaulle - Dorobanți Area
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EurobuildCEE: Global Vision Acquires Two Office Towers in Charles de Gaulle–Dorobanți Area
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The Guardian Nigeria News: Film show: French WWII epic ‘De Gaulle: Resistance’ hits screens
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The Observer: De Gaulle: Résistance – and why France is obsessed with Second World War movies
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The Jewish Chronicle: Mathieu Kassovitz on starring in De Gaulle: Résistance and how being Jewish informs his work
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The Guardian: De Gaulle: Résistance review – a galloping bromance for Churchill and France’s wartime hero
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Engelsberg Ideas: De Gaulle’s rise, fall and rise again
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Queen Mary University of London: From Queen Mary research to the big screen: De Gaulle biopic becomes a hit in France
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Le Monde.fr: 'The far right's current success in claiming the heritage of Charles de Gaulle should serve as a warning'
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FlyTeam: Leipzig (LEJ) to Paris/Charles de Gaulle (CDG) August 2026 Flight Schedule
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NEWS.am STYLE: Sex scandal at Charles de Gaulle Airport: Why Air France urgently closed its elite adult sauna
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EL OBRERO | Periodismo de datos: Charles de Gaulle, héroe de la Francia Libre: ¿una representación que ha evolucionado en la memoria nacional?
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La Razón: "Hacían cosas que no debían": Air France cierra la sauna de su sala VIP en el Aeropuerto Charles de Gaulle
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Simulation Daily: Competition Heats Up for Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
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thresholdx.net: iniBuilds Announces Paris Charles de Gaulle for MSFS 2024
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FSElite: iniBuilds Scenery Development Update: Dubai v2 Previews, Announcement of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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19FortyFive: 1 Isn't Enough: France's 42,000-Ton Charles de Gaulle Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for Every Navy on Earth
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“Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.”
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“I will finish three books, if God grants me life.”
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“you have betrayed France and betrayed the West. That cannot be forgotten”
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“I consider the act of the Vichy men as void; I shall have an explanation with them after the victory”
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“a master has to make his appearance [...] whose orders cannot be challenged – a man upheld by public opinion”
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Sortir à Paris: Jornadas del Patrimonio 2026: visiten el aeropuerto de París Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle
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Sortir à Paris: Heritage Days 2026: visit Paris's Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle Airport.
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DFNI: Valentino Beauty introduces Vendetta with Paris Charles de Gaulle pop-up
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Clarin.com: Polémica y pelea familiar por la venta de la casa de Charles de Gaulle en un pueblito de Francia
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ENTREVUE.FR: Vice Admiral Olivier Lebas, former commander of the Charles de Gaulle, dies in the mountains – Interview
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entrevue.fr: El vicealmirante Olivier Lebas, antiguo comandante del Charles de Gaulle, muere en las montañas.
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Stuff: WATCH: Cars ablaze in huge fire near Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport
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The Times: Dark horse of De Gaulle clan shatters peace at general’s retreat
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bernama: Large Fire Near France's Charles De Gaulle Airport Closes Two Runways
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ET Now: Charles de Gaulle Airport Fire: Car park blaze sends smoke over Paris, two runways closed- WATCH VIDEO
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Anadolu Ajansı: Large fire breaks out near France's Charles de Gaulle Airport, closes 2 runways
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Anadolu Ajansı: Major fire near Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport closes two runways, disrupts transport
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thenationalnews.com: Warehouse fire shuts two runways at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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Lavender Hotel: Why the Massive Warehouse Fire Near Charles de Gaulle Airpor
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Informat.ro: Un incendio estalló en un depósito de Louvres, cerca del aeropuerto Charles de Gaulle, lo que provocó el cierre temporal de dos pistas.
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Informat.ro: A fire broke out in a warehouse in Louvres, near Charles de Gaulle Airport, causing the temporary closure of two runways.
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Aviation24.be: Massive fire destroys dozens of cars at parking facility near Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
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Sortir à Paris: Incendio activo cerca del aeropuerto Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle: dos pistas y una estación cerradas
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2021· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Rodents were in a takeout window at Charles de Gaulle airport” FALSE.
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2014· 2 entries
“Citation choisie pour le 18 juin 2014.”
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De Gaulle's Legacy: The Art of Power in France's Fifth Republic (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)
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2011· 1 entry
“Charles de Gaulle como citado na revista Super, Por Tânia Vinhas Atualizado em 18/11/2011”
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2010· 2 entries
“Citation choisie pour le 23 mars 2010.”
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“Citation choisie pour le 18 juin 2010 à l'occasion du 70e anniversaire de l'appel du 18 juin 1940.”
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2007· 1 entry
Another grandson, Jean de Gaulle, was a member of the French parliament for the centre-right UMP until his retirement in 2007.
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2002· 1 entry
“Reflections on De Gaulle: Political Founding in Modernity.”
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1999· 1 entry
Charles de Gaulle and the End of the Algerian War," Armed Forces & Society(1999) 25#2 pp: 267–287 online
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1994· 2 entries
De Gaulle and Twentieth-Century France. (1994). 158 pp. essays by experts
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One of de Gaulle's grandsons, also named Charles de Gaulle, was a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2004, his last tenure being for the far-right National Front.
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1992· 1 entry
Cogan, Charles G. "The Break-up: General de Gaulle's Separation from Power," Journal of Contemporary History Vol. 27, No. 1 (Jan. 1992), pp. 167–199, re: 1969 .
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1990· 1 entry
President Mitterrand, de Gaulle's old political rival, presided over the celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth
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1970· 22 entries
Died 1970-11-09.
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“Rien ne rehausse l'autorité mieux que le silence, splendeur des forts et refuge des faibles.”
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France under de Gaulle (Facts on File, 1970), highly detailed chronology 1958–1969. 319pp
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“La deliberación es trabajo de muchos. La decisión, de uno solo.”
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“The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.”
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“[Sulla Francia] Come si può governare un paese che ha duecentoquarantasei varietà differenti di formaggio?”
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“El viento endereza el árbol después de haberlo inclinado.”
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“Os judeus continuam a ser o que sempre foram: um povo de elite, autoconfiante e dominador.”
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“[Su Ahmed Sékou Touré] Con quest'uomo non ci potrà mai essere un'intesa.”
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“El carácter es la virtud de los tiempos difíciles.”
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“Chi comanda dev'essere conciso, preciso. E sempre saldo al timone.”
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“¿Cómo quiere usted gobernar un país que tiene 246 variedades de queso?.”
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“Como se pode governar um país que tem 246 espécies de queijo?”
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“Caratteristica tipica dei veri ambiziosi: farsi portare dalle onde senza curarsi della schiuma.”
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“Como el político no se cree lo que dice, se sorprende mucho cuando es creída su palabra.”
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“französischer General und Politiker”
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“Les hommes peuvent avoir des amis, pas les hommes d'Etat.”
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“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”
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“L'avenir n'appartient pas aux hommes et je ne le prédis pas.”
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“Bien entendu, on peut sauter sur sa chaise comme un cabri en disant l’Europe ! l’Europe ! l’Europe ! mais cela n’aboutit à rien et cela ne signifie rien.”
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“Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé.”
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“A la base de notre civilisation, il y a la liberté de chacun dans sa pensée, ses croyances, ses opinions, son travail, ses loisirs.”
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1968· 2 entries
Shortly before leaving office, de Gaulle refused to devalue the Franc on grounds of national prestige, but upon taking over Pompidou reversed the decision almost immediately
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Covering all crimes committed by the French army during the war
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1967· 5 entries
“Sobre o imbróglio sionista no Oriente Médio em entrevista coletiva — 27 de novembro de 1967. Cf. Antizion: A Survey of Commentary on Organized Jewry by Leading Personalities Through the Ages de William Grimstad, Noontide Press, 1976. p. 57”
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“Le Général de Gaulle et la construction de l'Europe”
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De Gaulle declared an arms embargo against Israel on 2 June, just three days before the outbreak of the Six-Day War
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At the time of the Six-Day War played a part in France's new-found popularity in the Arab world
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“Conférence de presse du 27 novembre 1967”
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1966· 1 entry
“Wie wollen Sie ein Volk regieren, das 246 Käsesorten besitzt?" - zitiert bei Hans O. Staub: De Gaulle - Träumer oder Idealist. Bucher 1966, S. 60 books.google”
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1965· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1965).
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Faced widespread protests by students and workers in May 68 but had the Army's support and called and won early elections with an increased majority in the National Assembly
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De Gaulle's Republic (1965) online edition Archived 28 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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1964· 2 entries
For the first time in nearly 100 years France's GDP overtook that of the United Kingdom for a time
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“Conférence de presse, palais de l'Élysée, 13 janvier 1964.”
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1963· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Mono (1963).
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And 1967 contradicts the decisive majority the French people returned in the 1972 referendum on the matter
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1962· 5 entries
Awarded Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1962).
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“(Original franz.: "Comment voulez-vous gouverner un pays qui a deux cent quarante-six variétés de fromage?" - bei Ernest Mignon (Constantin Melnik): "Les Mots du Général", éd. Fayard Paris 1962, p. 34)”
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“Andere Übersetzung: "Wie kann man ein Land regieren, in dem es 246 verschiedene Käsesorten gibt?" - SPIEGEL 3. Oktober 1962”
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“Criticando o sistema político de seu país e defendendo eleições parlamentares diretas em 1962”
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“Conférence de presse du 15 mai 1962.”
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1961· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1961).
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“Discours du 23 avril 1961 du président de la République Charles de Gaulle devant la tentative de putsch des généraux Challe, Salan, Zeller et Jouhaud à Alger avec l'appui du 1er régiment de parachutistes. Vidéo d'archive sur le site de l'Institut national de l'audiovisuel.”
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1960· 2 entries
Awarded Royal Victorian Chain (1960).
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Failed, and another attempted coup failed in April 1961
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1959· 4 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1959).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of France (1959–1959).
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1959–1969).
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Career landmark: President of the French Republic (1959–1969).
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1958· 7 entries
Career landmark: Minister of National Defence (1958–1959).
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The two nations signed the Mutual Defence Agreement
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“in the whole of Algeria there is only [one] category of inhabitant: there are none here but fully-fledged Frenchmen, fully-fledged Frenchmen with the same rights and the same duties.”
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The Republic of de Gaulle 1958–1969 (The Cambridge History of Modern France) (2006) excerpt and text search
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“Carnets secrets de la politique”
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Career landmark: President of the Council (1958–1959).
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“Discours de Constantine en Algérie, le 5 octobre 1958, après les résultats du Référendum du 28 septembre 1958”
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1954· 1 entry
Pierce, Roy, "De Gaulle and the RPF—A Post-Mortem," The Journal of Politics Vol. 16, No. 1 (Feb. 1954), pp. 96–119 .
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1951· 1 entry
Lacking its own press and access to television, its support ebbed
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1948· 1 entry
“Spoken at the funeral of his daughter Anne, who had Down Syndrome, February 1948. Quoted in De Gaulle by Julian Jackson”
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1947· 1 entry
Career landmark: pilgrimage.
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1946· 1 entry
But continued to be politically active as founder of the Rally of the French People
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1945· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Brussels (1945).
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1944· 5 entries
Career landmark: president of the Provisional Government of the French Republic (1944–1946).
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“Le général de Gaulle à propos du fait d'armes accompli par le 4e régiment de tirailleurs tunisiens lors de la bataille du Belvédère du 25 janvier au 4 février 1944 durant la Campagne d'Italie”
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That he planned to retire because "France may still one day need an image that is pure
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“France may still one day need an image that is pure ... If Joan of Arc had married, she would no longer have been Joan of Arc”
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1944–1946).
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1943· 1 entry
Eisenhower gave de Gaulle the assurance in person that a French force would liberate Paris and arranged that the army division of French General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque would be transferred from North Africa to
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1940· 7 entries
Awarded Companion of the Liberation (1940).
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“L’Avènement des forces mécaniques, mémorandum remis au début de 1940.”
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Jackson, Julian. "General de Gaulle and His Enemies: Anti-Gaullism in France Since 1940," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 6th Ser., Vol. 9 (1999), pp. 43–65 .
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(the exact date is uncertain), de Gaulle proposed to Reynaud that he be appointed Secretary-General of the War Council, which would in effect make him the government's military adviser
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“Poster À tous les Français (To All Frenchmen), 3 August 1940.”
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Career landmark: president (1940–1944).
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“De Gaulle, Charles, Mémoires de guerre: l'Appel, 1940-192 (Paris, 1954), p. 1”
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1939· 2 entries
Awarded Marcelin Guérin Prize (1939).
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“Lettre à Paul Reynaud, 22 octobre 1939.”
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1937· 1 entry
General Bineau, who had taught him at Saint-Cyr, wrote on his report on his lectureship at CHEM that he was highly able and suitable for high command in the future, but that he hid his attributes under "a cold and lofty
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1936· 2 entries
Supposedly because his service record was not good enough
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Although French military doctrine remained that tanks should be used in penny packets for infantry support (ironically, in 1940 it would be German panzer units that would be used in a manner similar to what de Gaulle had
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1935· 1 entry
Was for the best, likening it to Francis I's alliance with the Turks against Emperor Charles V
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1934· 2 entries
De Gaulle wrote Vers l'Armée de Métier (Towards a Professional Army)
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And 1936 or the many foreign policy crises of the decade
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1932· 1 entry
“Armée de Métier (Towards a Professional Army). He proposed mechanization of the infantry, with stress on an élite force of 100,000 men and 3,000 tanks. The book imagined tanks driving around the country like cavalry. De Gaulle”
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1929· 1 entry
Pétain did not use de Gaulle's draft text for his eulogy for the late Ferdinand Foch, whose seat at the Académie Française he was assuming
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1928· 1 entry
For reform of that institution, asked Pétain to create a special post for him which would enable him to lecture on "the Conduct of War" both to the École de Guerre and to the Centre des Hautes Études Militaires (CHEM – a
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1926· 1 entry
After which de Gaulle was seen to emerge, white with anger, from Pétain's office
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1925· 3 entries
But he did not know it") and of what he saw as the lust for public adulation of Pétain and his wife
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(he was later known to remark that "Marshal Pétain was a great man
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De Gaulle began to cultivate Joseph Paul-Boncour, his first political patron
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1921· 2 entries
De Gaulle married Yvonne Vendroux on 7 April 1921 in Église Notre-Dame de Calais.
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They had three children: Philippe (1921–2024), Élisabeth (1924–2013), who married General Alain de Boissieu, and Anne (1928–1948).
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1915· 1 entry
Awarded Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (1915).
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1913· 1 entry
It is unlikely that he stood out among the 19 captains and 32 lieutenants under his command
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1912· 1 entry
Graduated 13th in his class and his passing-out report noted that he was a gifted cadet who would undoubtedly make an excellent officer
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1908· 1 entry
Down from 2,000 at the turn of the century
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1905· 1 entry
And the reduction in the term of military service to two years
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1890· 1 entry
Born 1890-11-22.
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1870· 1 entry
Developed a keen interest in military strategy
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