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Marshal Philippe Pétain, began negotiations to end the war.
Poor Military and political leadership
The French government and military were low-equipped both politically and militarily to meaningfully contest Germany.
France surrendered to Nazi Germany early in World War II (June 24, 1940). ... On the other hand, those who refused defeat and collaboration with Nazi Germany, the Free French, organised resistance movements in occupied and Vichy France and the Free French Forces. ~elite