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The 54 pages that link to Vichy France, each with the reason it gives.

• Charles de GaulleCompared with: De Gaulle denied Vichy’s legitimacy and claimed continuity with the French Republic.

• French ResistanceCompared with: Resistance groups opposed both German rule and the Vichy government's collaboration.

• French Third RepublicCompared with: Its creation marked the Third Republic’s collapse and a break with republican government.

• Battle of FranceBroader topic: It emerged from the political settlement following military defeat and the armistice.

• German occupation of FranceRelated: Its administration preserved French institutions while cooperating with German demands.

• Operation TorchRelated: French forces in North Africa initially resisted Torch under Vichy authority before a ceasefire.

• Aimé CésaireRelated: Its rule in Martinique sharpened Césaire’s opposition to authoritarianism and colonial power.

• Free FranceCompared with: Vichy claimed to represent France while Free France rejected its authority and continued the war.

• Philippe PétainBroader topic: Pétain headed this regime as its chief of state.

• Axis powersRelated: Its collaboration with Germany differed from membership in the Axis coalition.

• François MitterrandRelated: Mitterrand worked in the Vichy administration before joining the Resistance, a history later scrutinized in public.

• Armistice of 22 June 1940Related: The armistice left a French government in the unoccupied zone, soon based at Vichy.

• Far-right politicsBroader topic: Its collaboration and authoritarian social program offer a distinct wartime case.

• Marc BlochRelated: Bloch’s exclusion from public service under Vichy exposed the regime’s antisemitic policies.

• Liberation of ParisCompared with: The liberation displaced the collaborationist regime’s claims to govern France.

• French national identityBroader topic: Its exclusionary laws and collaboration remain a central struggle over national memory and legitimacy.

• French nationalismBroader topic: Its collaboration and exclusionary policies became a lasting test of claims about national continuity and republican values.

• Robert SchumanRelated: Schuman was arrested by the Vichy authorities before escaping and joining the resistance.

• German occupation of the NetherlandsCompared with: Vichy was a French-led regime; the Netherlands was governed by a German Reich Commissioner.

• CollaborationismBroader topic: Its officials administered occupation and helped implement anti-Jewish persecution.

• French LiberationRelated: Its collaboration shaped both resistance and the political stakes of liberation.

• GaullismCompared with: De Gaulle rejected Vichy’s legitimacy and grounded his movement in continued republican France.

• Jean MoulinCompared with: Moulin rejected Vichy’s authority and resisted its cooperation with the occupiers.

• Fall of FranceBroader topic: It replaced the Third Republic and collaborated with Germany after the armistice.

• Free French ForcesCompared with: Its collaborationist government was the political rival the Free French rejected.

• Marguerite DurasRelated: Its rule forms part of the political reality surrounding Duras’s wartime life.

• Paul ÉluardRelated: The regime’s collaboration formed part of the political reality Éluard opposed.

• The FliesRelated: Its political climate forms part of the context in which Sartre wrote about submission and resistance.

• Action françaiseRelated: Some Action française figures supported Vichy, though the regime was not simply the movement in power.

• Alexis CarrelRelated: Carrel returned to France during the Vichy period and led a state-funded foundation for human studies.

• Charles MaurrasRelated: Maurras welcomed the regime’s national revolution, though its leaders did not simply enact his program.

• Léon BlumCompared with: Its authorities later handed Blum to German custody for trial.

• German military administration in occupied FranceRelated: German authorities relied on Vichy institutions while retaining direct control in the occupied zone.

• Resistance during World War IICompared with: Its institutions collaborated with the occupier, while French resistance opposed both German rule and Vichy policies.

• Pierre LavalBroader topic: Laval became its leading civilian politician and chief advocate of collaboration.

• Puppet stateBroader topic: Its constrained relationship with Nazi Germany illustrates collaboration under a powerful occupying neighbor.

• Tunisian campaignRelated: Its forces in North Africa initially resisted the Allied landings that preceded the campaign.

• Vincent AuriolCompared with: Auriol opposed the regime that replaced the republic during the German occupation.

• Alfred CortotRelated: Cortot’s wartime conduct under the regime became a lasting source of controversy.

• Case AntonNarrower topic: Case Anton ended the regime’s unoccupied zone while leaving its government formally in place.

• Georges PerecRelated: Perec’s childhood was marked by the wartime persecution and disappearance of his family.

• History of FranceBroader topic: Its existence forced postwar France to confront collaboration and national legitimacy.

• Philippe Leclerc de HauteclocqueCompared with: Leclerc’s allegiance to Free France directly opposed Vichy’s claim to represent France.

• René CassinCompared with: Cassin’s allegiance to Free France stood against the Vichy government’s collaboration with Germany.

• Simone SignoretNarrower topic: Signoret’s first professional years unfolded under the political and cultural conditions of Vichy rule.

• Attack on Mers-el-KébirBroader topic: Its government broke diplomatic relations with Britain after the attack.

• Judeo-Masonic conspiracy theoryBroader topic: Vichy authorities used anti-Masonic and antisemitic measures that echoed related conspiracy claims.

• Marcel DassaultRelated: The Vichy government stripped Dassault of control over his company and contributed to his persecution.

• Battle of MadagascarNarrower topic: Madagascar’s colonial authorities answered to this regime rather than the Free French.

• German-occupied EuropeCompared with: Vichy retained a French government while collaborating with Germany and implementing persecution.