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When did General de Gaulle's call to resist date from?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
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De quand date l'appel à la résistance du général de Gaulle ?
When did General de Gaulle's call to resist date from?
Answer. 18 June 1940.
Du 18 juin 1940.
From London, General de Gaulle calls on the French, by radio, to continue the fight against Germany. This is known as the appeal of 18 June.
The official text that proves it
« Depuis Londres, le général Charles de Gaulle lance son célèbre appel du 18 juin 1940 à la radio . »
From London, General Charles de Gaulle makes his famous appeal of 18 June 1940 on the radio.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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