on the 22nd of June, 1940, the third republic of France surrendered to German forces and was divided in two. northern France was occupied by the Germans, while southern France remained independent but was ruled by a pro German government in the city of France, thus bcoming known as Vichy France.
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The organizations that fought the Nazis in secret were collectively called "the resistance" or "the underground."
The ovens used to burn the bodies were called crematoria.
Hitler didn't give his government any name.
French & Indian War
On 9 April 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway. The code name for this attack was Operation Weserubung. The invasion of Denmark only lasted 6 hours and was Germany's shortest military campaign during the war. Norway capitulated on 10 June 1940.