Free France
자유 프랑스
Free France was the political and military movement organised by Charles de Gaulle in London in June 1940 against France's armistice and the Vichy regime. It formed the Free French Forces, linked itself with the resistance inside France, and gained territorial, military, and economic foundations through the adherence of French overseas territories, especially in Africa.
In depth
In the Appeal of 18 June 1940, broadcast by the BBC, de Gaulle argued that France could continue the war by drawing on its empire and its allies. The movement initially centred on French personnel gathered in London and a small military force, but the adherence of Chad, Cameroon, and French Equatorial Africa gave it a territorial, administrative, and financial base beyond exile politics. Brazzaville became its principal African centre, while colonial troops and resources were vital to its war effort. This mobilisation also rested on the French imperial order, leaving a postwar tension between the language of liberation and the continuation of colonial rule. In July 1942, Free France was renamed Fighting France to stress its union with internal resistance forces.
Sources
- fr.wikipedia.org (프랑스 자유의 창설, 런던의 정치·군사 운동, 식민지 영토의 가담, 1942년 프랑스 전투로의 개칭을 뒷받침)
- guides.loc.gov (자유 프랑스가 프랑스령 적도아프리카와 해외 영토의 병력·자원을 활용한 과정과 식민지적 맥락을 뒷받침)
- britannica.com (1940년 드골의 런던 방송, 영국의 인정, 자유 프랑스군의 형성과 주요 전개를 뒷받침)