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 | | Vichy France, or the Vichy regime (in French, now called: Régime de Vichy or Vichy; at the time, called itself: État Français, or French State) was the de facto French government of 1940-1944 although its position that it was the de jure French government was challenged by the Free French Forces of Charles de Gaulle. |
 | | Some, in more technical administrative positions, were just technocrats who used their position to push various reforms that had been postponed during the Third Republic, Many of which were later retained (examples include the foundation of the statistics office, which was to become INSEE after the war). |
 | | Joseph Darnand Pétain took the control of Frenchmen, thanks to "Legion Française des Combattants" (L.F.C.), including at first only former combattants, but quickly adding "Amis de la Légion" and cadets of the Légion, who had never seen battle, but were supporters of his dictatorial regime. |
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