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1940
July
01
Key event
The French government moves to Vichy
On 1 July 1940 Pétain's government settled in Vichy. On 10 July parliament gave the marshal full powers by 569 votes to 80, ending the Third Republic.
October
24
Key event
The meeting at Montoire
On 24 October 1940 Pétain met Hitler at Montoire station. The handshake and his words on the “path of collaboration” opened Vichy’s co-operation with the Reich.
1941
February
10
Darlan named Pétain’s successor
On 10 February 1941 Admiral Darlan became Vichy's deputy premier and Pétain's successor. Laval, ousted in December, did not return despite German pressure.
1942
April
17
General Giraud's escape
On 17 April 1942 General Henri Giraud climbed down a rope from Königstein fortress. By train and via Switzerland he reached the French free zone on 25 April.
July
16
Key event
The Vel d'Hiv round-up
On 16–17 July 1942 French police arrested 13,152 Jews in Paris, over 4,000 of them children. Families were held for five days at the Vel d'Hiv velodrome.
September
04
The forced labour law in France
On 4 September 1942 the Vichy government passed a law allowing men and women to be directed to work chosen by the state. It was used to send workers to Germany.
November
10
Operation Anton
On the evening of 10 November 1942 Hitler ordered the occupation of unoccupied France. On 11 November the Germans marched in, and the Italians from the east.
1943
February
16
The creation of the STO in France
On 16 February 1943 Laval's government set up the Service du travail obligatoire. Young Frenchmen born in 1920–1922 were to work in the Reich for two years.