After basking in the delights of Paris for a few days, we were temporarily transferred to the demarcation line between the occupied zone and “Vichy France” to serve as surveillance troops.
(From the 25th June 1940, the demarcation line divided France into two large principal zones:
•The occupied zone (or "the northern zone")
Occupied by the Germans, this zone was placed under the authority of the military governor of Paris and covered about 55% of the country. It was renamed the northern zone in November 1942, the date from which the Germans also occupied the free zone.
•The free zone (or "the southern zone ")
On the 2nd July 1940, the French government settled in Vichy which became a sort of "capital" of the free zone, commonly known as the “nono zone” (for none occupied).
On the 10th July 1940, Parliament voted for full powers for Marshal Pétain who announced "the French state" and shortly afterwards engaged in a policy of collaboration with the occupying Nazis.
In November 1942 the free zone was renamed the "southern zone" when it was invaded by the Germans.)
Riding along the Loire River; the bridge leading to Gien is in sight. / A village street in Gien…
(From the 25th June 1940, the demarcation line divided France into two large principal zones:
•The occupied zone (or "the northern zone")
Occupied by the Germans, this zone was placed under the authority of the military governor of Paris and covered about 55% of the country. It was renamed the northern zone in November 1942, the date from which the Germans also occupied the free zone.
•The free zone (or "the southern zone ")
On the 2nd July 1940, the French government settled in Vichy which became a sort of "capital" of the free zone, commonly known as the “nono zone” (for none occupied).
On the 10th July 1940, Parliament voted for full powers for Marshal Pétain who announced "the French state" and shortly afterwards engaged in a policy of collaboration with the occupying Nazis.
In November 1942 the free zone was renamed the "southern zone" when it was invaded by the Germans.)
Riding along the Loire River; the bridge leading to Gien is in sight. / A village street in Gien…
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