Following the French defeat who was the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944?
Vichy French Air Force Vichy French Air Force The Vichy French Air Force () was the aerial branch of the armed forces of Vichy France - the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers following the defeat of France by Germany in 1940. The Vichy French Air Force existed between December 1940 and December 1942 and largely served to defend Vichy French territories abroad. After the defeat of France, Marshal Henri-Philippe Pétain signed the armistice with Germany on 22 June 1940. This was however not the end for the French Air Force. The branch was soon split into two camps: those who
Vichy French Air Force of combat between (Vichy) France and the Allies during World War II. Barely two weeks later, the Germans invaded the then-unoccupied zone of metropolitan France and ordered the complete dissolution of the Vichy French armed forces on 1 December 1942. General Jean C. Romatet: 23 September 1940 – 21 December 1942 Vichy French Air Force The Vichy French Air Force () was the aerial branch of the armed forces of Vichy France - the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers following the defeat of France by Germany in 1940. The Vichy French Air Force existed between December