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On Sun. 19 may 1940 French Army General Maxime Weygand replaced Genera.....

1940-05-19

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French Army General Maxime Weygand replaced General Maurice Gamelin as Chief of the General Staff and Commander-in-Chief; Marshal Philippe P_tain was made Deputy Prime Minister

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