Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mba France nke Atọ malitere agha na September 1939 n'akụkụ ndị Allies. Na 10 Mee 1940, ndị Nazi Germany wakporo ya. Ndị Nazi mebiri akara ndị Allied ngwa ngwa site n'ịgafe Line Maginot e wusiri ike nke ukwuu ma wakpo Belgium. Ka ọ na-erule etiti ọnwa June, ọnọdụ ndị agha France dị egwu, o dokwara anya na a pụghị imeri agha a na-alụ maka Obodo France. Gọọmenti France malitere ịtụle ohere nke inwe nkwekọrịta ịkwụsị agha. Paul Reynaud gbara arụkwaghịm dị ka praịm minista, kama ịbịanye aka na nkwekọrịta agha, ma dochie ya site n'aka Marshal Philippe Pétain, dike nke Agha Worldwa Mbụ. N'oge na-adịghị anya mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, Pétain bịanyere aka na
Nkwụsịagha nke June 22, 1940. N'ụbọchị iri nke ọnwa Julaị, e mebiri ọchịchị nke atọ n'ihi na ndị omeiwu nyere Pétain ikike ọchịchị aka ike.