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| Arrest of Gamelin Gamelin, Maurice Gustave | |
| Mar Buchenwald Held at Buchenwald until May 1945 |
| Battle of Bir Hakeim Koenig, Marie-Pierre | |
| 11th June Bir Hakeim Forced to withdraw but has given the British valuable time in which to regroup |
| 11th June Bir Hakeim Leads the Free French against Rommel for 16 days |
| Campaign Triploli Leclerc, Jacques Philippe | |
| 25th Jan Triploli Marches 1,500 miles & joins up with Montgomery's 8th Army |
| CNL Giraud Giraud, Henri-Honore | |
| May Algiers Appointed Member of the Committee of National Liberation |
| Commander in Chief Giraud, Henri-Honore | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Free French |
| London Appointedommander-in-Chief of the Free French |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Free French |
| Conference of Algiers Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 29th May Algiers 29 May-3 June, agrees to set up a joint Committee for National Liberation of France |
| European Union Monnet, Jean | |
| "There will be no peace in Europe, if the states are reconstituted on the basis of national sovereignty..." |
| Exile of Auriol Auriol, Vincent | |
| Escapes to Algeria |
| Free French Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Algiers Establishes a provisional French Government in Algeria |
| Independence Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 3rd June Algiers Founds Committee of National Liberation in Algeria |
| 3rd June Algiers The Comm of National Liberation allows Algeria to have a say in running their country |
| President Auriol, Vincent | |
| Algiers Appointed President of the Foreign Affairs Committee in Algeria |
| President Giraud, Henri-Honore | |
| June London Appointed President of the French Committee of National Liberation |
| Resignation of Giraud Giraud, Henri-Honore | |
| Nov London Resigns because of differences with de Gaulle |