De Gaulle 'nothing is lost for France'

18th June 1940: A new French leader emerges as the figurehead of the spirit of defiance and continued resistance

Jun 18, 2025

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"France has lost the battle, but France has not lost the war". The poster addressed to ‘all the French’ was seen by millions more than the small audience that heard De Gaulle’s radio address on 18th June.

In May 1940 , Charles De Gaulle was the commander of a tank division and largely unknown to the French public. Soon after the German breakout, he gaine…

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