Appel General De Gaulle - Syndicat Mixte du Pays Mellois - Melle,Fr
N 46° 13.355 W 000° 08.603
30T E 720302 N 5122745
A plaque to commemorate the appeal of June 18, 1940 Une plaque pour commemorer l'appel du 18 Juin 1940
Waymark Code: WMPV75
Location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date Posted: 10/22/2015
Views: 9
[EN]
"The Flame of resistance must not be extinguished and will not turn off. Charles de Gaulle June 18, 1940"
The appeal of June 18 is the first speech given by General de Gaulle to London radio broadcast on the BBC, 18 June 1940 This is a call to arms in which he called not stop fight against Nazi Germany, in which he predicted globalization of war.
This speech - little understood at the time, but published in the French press the next day and broadcast by foreign radio stations - is considered the founding document of the French Resistance, he remains the symbol.
[FR]
"La Flamme de la Résistance ne doit pas s'éteindre et ne s'éteindra pas. Charles de Gaulle 18 Juin 1940 "
L'appel du 18 juin est le premier discours prononcé par le général de Gaulle à la radio de Londres, sur les ondes de la BBC, le 18 juin 1940. C'est un appel aux armes dans lequel il appelle à ne pas cesser le combat contre l'Allemagne nazie et dans lequel il prédit la mondialisation de la guerre.
Ce discours – très peu entendu sur le moment, mais publié dans la presse française le lendemain et diffusé par des radios étrangères – est considéré comme le texte fondateur de la Résistance française, dont il demeure le symbole.
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79500 Melle
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