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In France, de Gaulle's status and prestige were no less than Napoleon's. Although, de Gaulle did not have Napoleon's classic saying that "men conquer women by conquering the world". But what makes the French admire and move de Gaulle is that if de Gaulle had not disregarded life and death, but was as brazen as his superior, Marshal Pétain, and the officials of the Vichy government, and was willing to be a shameful legal traitor under the fence, then today's France would never have become a permanent member of the United Nations, at best an insignificant second-rate country, not only has no voice and influence in the international community, but the whole country will be looked down upon by the people of Europe and the world. The Gallic rooster is not a rooster, but a castrated chicken that everyone hates.
[De Gaulle's speech on BBC's "Letter to the French People"]
It is precisely because of the persistent belief that de Gaulle, a man who sacrificed his life and forgot his life for the sake of the country and the nation, closely linked everything to the future and destiny of the country. Only then did he, and some of those who shared his ideals, venture out of Paris, the capital already occupied by German troops, and cross the English Channel all the way west to England. Even regardless of his influence and rank (he was only a brigadier general at the time, and the highest rank in France at that time was field marshal), it was far from being on an equal footing with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He went to see Churchill in the hope of obtaining his consent to give a speech on BBC's "Letter to the French People". Churchill received de Gaulle in his busy schedule, and de Gaulle told him his intentions, and Churchill was stunned for a while, not believing that De Gaulle had such a appeal, and said in a half-joking tone, "Your Excellency, General, do you think you can represent France?" In the face of Churchill's doubts, de Gaulle naturally heard what he said, and after thinking about it for a long time, he calmly said: "Of course I can!" I will fight for freedom on behalf of France until I drive the German invaders out of the country. ”
Churchill talked to de Gaulle about this serious topic in a mocking tone because the two had worked together and knew each other well. However, Churchill still felt that de Gaulle was not high enough, not well-known in France, not enough to make the French people believe him. But in the face of De Gaulle's love for the motherland, and extremely understanding, then be a smooth water person, since you want to make a speech on our national radio, OK, as to whether the effect is really good, then look at the future progress. Churchill agreed to de Gaulle's speech on the "Letter to the French People" on the British radio station, which was extremely influential in britain. Because Britain was facing great pressure from the German army to strengthen the English Channel, free France belonged to the French who would never surrender, and one more ally was better than one more enemy, Churchill fulfilled de Gaulle's wish.
[De Gaulle accepts the cheers of the people after the liberation of Paris]
The day 18 June 1940 will forever be engraved in the history of France. De Gaulle published a letter to the French people on the BBC, calling on all French people who did not want to be slaves to the country to unite against the German invaders.
When de Gaulle gave a speech on behalf of the French government rising up against the German invaders, it soon swept through his homeland. This made Zi Yu feel ashamed and angry that he was the weixi government of France's only legitimate government, and he did something to de Gaulle. The trial was tried in absentia and de Gaulle was sentenced to death. De Gaulle of course knew that he would certainly have the above results in doing so, but in de Gaulle's heart, there was no point in pronouncing the death penalty on him, and he wanted to form as soon as possible a new type of French army that dared to fight the invaders. His conscription orders reached the hearts of the enthusiastic young people of France through various channels, and the Young French youth who did not want to be slaves of the country gathered in various ways to London, the capital of England, where the Provisional Government of "Free France" was located, and de Gaulle called the armed forces established "The Army of Free France." ”
The army was established, and the strength was not very strong, but de Gaulle, considering that this was the army of the French government, could not refer to the treatment of the Foreign Legion in the British army, and was under the command of the British, and must have its own country and independence. Churchill thought about it carefully, well, anyway, you are this person, see what climate you can become, and then you will meet de Gaulle's requirements.
It is not enough to have an army, and since it has taken on the heavy task of resisting German aggression, it is necessary to dare to confront the puppet government, and since de Gaulle's "Letter to the French People", the preparatory work for the establishment of a free French government has been in full swing. On June 28, 1940, the Free French government was established, and de Gaulle was unanimously elected as the main leader of the new government, leading the French people in their struggle for national independence and against the German invaders. As soon as the new government was formed, the British government immediately announced the recognition of de Gaulle as the leader of the Free France, giving de Gaulle enough face.
[General de Gaulle inaugurates President of the Fifth Republic]
After the establishment of the Free French government, it was the surrender of the French government, which naturally meant that most of France's overseas colonies were simultaneously under the jurisdiction of the puppet government after the surrender, and the independence and sovereignty of the free French could not be discussed, let alone the status of a great power or a great power. Faced with such a dilemma, although the outbreak of the Second World War objectively helped the survival of Free France, the United States, the Soviet Union and some allies still refused to recognize de Gaulle as the legitimate government of France, and despite de Gaulle's various guarantees and promises, it was still to no avail.
The main reason was that the Western countries at that time all implemented a one-person, one-vote universal suffrage system, and de Gaulle's position as the supreme leader of the free French government did not come from democratic elections, and the legitimacy was doubtful; more importantly, the free French government led by de Gaulle did not operate on its own territory, and the strength of the army was simply not in the same order of magnitude compared with the allies. In the face of many difficult situations, de Gaulle was not afraid of people's small power, the embarrassment brought by sending people under the fence, did not depress his will, did not give up the realization of his goals, did not forget the mission of creating great achievements for France, endured humiliation and burden, and did his best to fight for the due interests of France.
Of course, because of this embarrassing situation, the free French government was helpless not to be recognized by the Allies, and he could only know about the major decisions of the major powers afterwards. In particular, the United States participated in the European battlefield and became the dominant, and the generals who fought one big victory after another on their toes did not pay attention to him, and in the eyes of such generals as Patton, such a few guns-breaking armies did not know how to kill a few Germans, and dared to pretend to be the boss in front of me. However, how could de Gaulle not know their arrogance and indifference to himself, but in order to liberate France from the iron hooves of Germany as soon as possible, de Gaulle put the interests of the country above all else, temporarily put aside his personal honor and dignity, and the Generals of the Allies tried to maneuver around.
[U.S. troops on the Normandy beachhead after the Launch of the Normandy Landing Campaign]
On 6 June 1944, after victory at the Normandy Landings, the largest battle against German fascism, de Gaulle urged the Allied commander-in-chief, General Eisenhower, to focus the Allied offensive route on Paris. This upset Eisenhower, who had already made a battle plan with the General Staff to bypass Paris and march directly to eastern Europe and the Red Army to attack Berlin in tandem. Because, in Eisenhower's view, the liberation of France is to eliminate the Vichy government, just like the liberation of countries such as Greece, which is a bit of a grass-cutting with the meaning of catching rabbits, in the eyes of the Americans, the free French government, can it be called the government, it is simply a township-level office, which can enjoy the political status of the victorious country's high government.
However, de Gaulle certainly could not agree with Eisenhower's views, and the history of the revolution of the Free French government in front of the Allied commander-in-chief really touched Eisenhower. Well, send a force with the army of the Free French government to take on the task of liberating France. On August 26, 1944, when de Gaulle led the army of the Free French government across the Champs Elysées and accepted the cheers of the people as a victorious country in World War II, he learned of de Gaulle's hard work for the honor and status of France.
It was thanks to de Gaulle's courage to take on the role of the country in times of crisis, and finally won the understanding and respect of the Allies, and finally on October 23, 1944, the Provisional Government of Free France was finally recognized by the four great powers of the United States, the Soviet Union, The United Kingdom and China. Thanks to this foundation, France, which will later establish the United Nations, became one of the five permanents.
It can be said that de Gaulle spent his whole life fighting for the honor and status of the French state, so that he has always been in a very lofty position in the eyes of the French, even in 2005, the "French Top Ten Greats List" held by France National Television II, de Gaulle is the highest vote among the ten great people "French great", no doubt, is the best illustration.
Reference: De Gaulle doctrine
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