Appeal of 18 June as the beginning of the Resistance and Free French, historians have shown that the appeal was heard only by a minority of French people. De Gaulle's 22 June 1940 speech on the BBC was more widely heard. General de Gaulle became the "de facto" leader of the Free French Forces that had escaped to London in June 1940. Marshal Philippe Pétain, a hero of World War I, pledged to sign an armistice with Nazi Germany, and led the collaborating Vichy government while the Germans occupied the country's northern portion and several leading politicians, including Georges Mandel, Leon Blum, Pierre Mendès
As Ugly as They Wanna Be As Ugly as They Wanna Be As Ugly as They Wanna Be is an EP by the American heavy metal band Ugly Kid Joe. It was released in 1991. The title of the album is a parody of 2 Live Crew's 1989 album "As Nasty As They Wanna Be". "As Ugly as They Wanna Be" is notable for being the first EP to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Two tracks "Madman" and "Everything About You" later appear on the band's 1992 debut album "America's Least Wanted" with only little changes (new vocal track on "Madman" and spoken intro on