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The 20 pages that link to Free France, each with the reason it gives.

• Charles de GaulleBroader topic: De Gaulle built Free France into a political and military alternative to Vichy.

• French ResistanceRelated: It provided an external French authority that sought to support and unite resistance inside France.

• Vichy FranceCompared with: Free France rejected Vichy's authority and claimed to represent France's legitimate continuity.

• Battle of FranceBroader topic: It challenged the armistice government’s claim to represent France.

• French Equatorial AfricaRelated: French Equatorial Africa became an early base of Free French authority.

• Operation TorchRelated: Torch complicated Free France's claim to represent the French nation by empowering rival French leaders.

• French UnionRelated: Free French wartime commitments shaped the constitutional settlement that created the Union.

• Philippe PétainCompared with: Free France disputed Vichy’s claim to represent the French nation.

• Armistice of 22 June 1940Related: It rejected the armistice and claimed to represent France's continuing struggle.

• French LiberationRelated: It supplied a rival French authority that sought to represent France as it was liberated.

• GaullismBroader topic: Its claim to represent France in defeat established de Gaulle’s political authority.

• Jean MoulinNarrower topic: Moulin’s mission linked clandestine groups inside France to this external French authority.

• Fall of FranceBroader topic: It became the principal French political and military alternative to Vichy rule.

• Free French ForcesNarrower topic: The Free French Forces were its military arm.

• Case AntonCompared with: Unlike Vichy, Free France continued the war alongside the Allies.

• Philippe Leclerc de HauteclocqueNarrower topic: Leclerc became one of Free France’s most prominent field commanders.

• René CassinBroader topic: Cassin helped organize its legal and political work from London.

• Attack on Mers-el-KébirBroader topic: The attack complicated its effort to claim legitimacy among French forces.

• Syria–Lebanon campaignRelated: After the armistice, Free French authorities took over administration in Syria and Lebanon.

• Battle of MadagascarRelated: The transfer of Madagascar from Vichy control later strengthened Free French authority overseas.