Comité National Français

Founded in 1941-09

In 1941 the Forces Françaises Libres participated in British-controlled operations against Italian forces in Libya and Egypt, and that same year they joined the British in defeating the Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon. In 1941-09 General Charles de Gaulle created the Comité National Français, a Forces Françaises Libres Government-in-Exile that was recognized by the Allied governments.