IIRC, French prime minister Paul Reynaud had submitted his resignation as prime minister on the day of the German invasion of France and the low countries, May 10, 1940. President Lebrun didn't act on it due to the invasion.
Assuming the invasion had been delayed yet again, or an earlier resignation date, anyone have ideas of who was a potential successor? I believe I read somewhere that a pro-seperate peace candidate like Laval was one of those in contention. Or would a more pro-war candidate have emerged, to coincide with Churchill's elevation in Britain?
Assuming the invasion had been delayed yet again, or an earlier resignation date, anyone have ideas of who was a potential successor? I believe I read somewhere that a pro-seperate peace candidate like Laval was one of those in contention. Or would a more pro-war candidate have emerged, to coincide with Churchill's elevation in Britain?