On 18 June 1940, history was changed under the impulse of General de Gaulle, his call to resist the Germans allowing France and his allies finally to win the Second World War. Eighty-six years later, and as every year since then, the lines broadcast on the BBC were reread and the importance of the message was recalled. Back to the ceremonies of Nîmes, Alès, Lunel and Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas.
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On 18 June 1940, history was changed under the impulse of General de Gaulle, his call to resist the Germans allowing France and his allies finally to win the Second World War. Eighty-six years later, and as every year since then, the lines broadcast on the BBC were reread and the importance of the message was recalled. Back to the ceremonies of Nîmes, Alès, Lunel and Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas.