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1940
August
27
The Free French take over Cameroon
On 27 August 1940 a handful of Leclerc’s men took Douala without a fight, and Yaoundé a day later. In three days nearly all Equatorial Africa joined de Gaulle.
November
12
The Free French take Gabon
The surrender of Port-Gentil on 12 November 1940 ended the Gabon campaign. The Free French had taken Vichy's last colony in French Equatorial Africa.
1944
August
25
Key event
The liberation of Paris
On 25 August 1944 the French 2nd Armoured and US 4th Infantry Divisions entered Paris. Von Choltitz surrendered and de Gaulle spoke at the Hôtel de Ville.
26
The parade on the Champs-Élysées
On 26 August 1944 de Gaulle walked down the Champs-Élysées amid crowds of Parisians. Shots rang out on the Place de la Concorde and in Notre-Dame.
September
10
The armies meet near Dijon
On 10–12 September 1944 the forces from Provence linked up in Burgundy with Patton's Third Army. The Allied front now ran from the Channel to Switzerland.
November
23
Key event
The liberation of Strasbourg
On 23 November 1944 General Leclerc's French 2nd Armoured Division burst into Strasbourg. A flag flew over the cathedral – the Oath of Kufra was fulfilled.