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Édouard Daladier
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1939
September
02
Mobilisation in France
On 2 September 1939 general mobilisation began in France and parliament voted war credits without debate. Foreign Minister Bonnet still sought peace via Rome.
October
12
Britain and France reject Hitler’s offer
On 10 October 1939 Daladier, and on 12 October Chamberlain, rejected Hitler’s peace offer, demanding deeds, not words. Roosevelt declined to mediate.
17
The Czechoslovak National Committee in Paris
On 17 October 1939 Beneš’s Czechoslovak National Committee was set up in Paris. Two weeks earlier France had agreed to rebuild a Czechoslovak army.
1940
March
21
Paul Reynaud becomes Prime Minister of France
On 20 March 1940 Daladier resigned after a secret debate on Finland. On 21 March Paul Reynaud formed a government; next day the Chamber backed him by one vote.