Churchill mocks the Vichy French

30th December 1941: Winston Churchill addresses the Canadian Parliament

Dec 30, 2021

The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa in December 1941.

Britain’s relationship with France was complicated. After the French Government surrendered to the Germans in 1940 the new ‘Vichy’ regime effectively switched sides. They did not just acquiesce to Nazi demands but actively fought the British in pla…

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