How Did Gaulle Lose France During 1943-1945

During World War II, German troops invaded the towns and homes of millions across Europe as part of Adolf Hitler’s world domination plan. The country most affected by the war and thisinvasion was France. France provided the perfect tactical base for Germany to attack Europe, while simultaneously keeping war away from their home. But the French did not simply sit and watch war ravage them. Their army fought back fiercely and the civilians fought in their own way. Across France, peasants in villages and cities refused to accept German rule and chose to either actively, or passively, resist German occupation. From 1941 to 1944, over a countless accounts have been recorded of the French resistance seriously disturbing German plans even though their firepower during 1943 – 1944 amounted to just 3,000 lbs. of explosives, which is about the equivalent of the bomb load of one single Mosquito plane. Through 150 successful acts of sabotage on factories and well
This rage was not enough to successfully free France. The resistance held their first unified meeting in May 1943. The meeting’s main aim was to officially recognize Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the French resistance. Even thought he was only officially recognized at this meeting, de Gaulle had been organizing the resistance from the wings since the start of German occupation. He headed the Conseil National de la Résistance movement and by the end of 1942, he had become the head of the Comité Français de Libération Nationale which headed all resistance movements in France. He collaborated with Britain to create a Central Intelligence and Operations Agency and aided in successfully organizing attacks against the railway. He appealed to the masses in radio broadcasts which rallied many in support of his ideals and many saw him as the only real resistance leader that