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
Let's All Be Free Film Festival 2014 in central London. A new Student Category has been introduced, and the festival will again feature short films that explore the theme of freedom, as well as guest speakers, discussions and Q&As. The Let's All Be Free Film Festival is currently open for submissions via Withoutabox, and the submission deadlines are as follows: The BAFTA nominated short film "The Voorman Problem", directed by Mark Gill and starring Martin Freeman and Tom Hollander went on to win the Short Fiction category. Let's All Be Free Film Festival The Let's All Be Free Film Festival (LABFFF) is an annual film festival