Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: France dara n'Agha Ụwa nke Abụọ site na mwakpo ndị Germany nke malitere na May 1940 ma kwụsị na njide nke Paris na June 14 na
Germany ga-enyefe ya onwe ya ụbọchị asatọ ka e mesịrị. Ndị Nazi Germany weghaara France ma kewaa ya abụọ, ebe ugwu na ọdịda anyanwụ (gụnyere Paris) so na mpaghara a na-achịkwa nke Germany na-achịkwa ozugbo, na ndị ọzọ na-akpọ "Zone libre" ("Mpaghara Free") na ndịda na ọwụwa anyanwụ. Gọọmentị France n'okpuru Marshal Philippe Pétain kwagara n'obodo Vichy na narị afọ nke iri abụọ na otu. N'ụbọchị iri nke ọnwa Julaị, nzuko omeiwu chụpụrụ onwe ya, na-akwụsị ọchịchị nke atọ ma mepụta "French State" (; nke a na-akpọkarị "ọchịchị Vichy") n'ọnọdụ ya na Petain na-ejide ikike kachasị elu.