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A semi-popular point of divergence on the site is the French government deciding to fight on in WWII, carrying out a fighting retreat south whilst evacuating as much of their forces as they can to Algeria, and continue as a belligerent. Ignoring the military aspect of things and the war itself what sort of political knock-on effects are likely to occur from this after the war? The Third Republic hasn't fallen for a start. During the war Lebrun remains President, Reynaud likely still Prime Minister, Daladier Foreign Minister, all of which means that de Gaulle likely spends the war as a junior member of the government rather than as its leader. If Weygand starts calling for an armistice then perhaps de Gaulle gets bumped up to Defence Minister to replace him, either way he's unlikely to be making many wartime broadcasts or triumphal entrances into Paris in 1944. I don't know enough about French history of the period or the personalities involved but hopefully we have some people on the boards that can shed a bit of light.
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