Greater London Council
General Charles de Gaulle, President of the French National Committee set up the Headquarters of the Free French Forces here in 1940.
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SW1, Carlton Gardens, 4
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
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Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 Jun...
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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
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Unveiled 25 November 2000, the 30th anniversary of the commemorated event. Invited guests included the Culture Secretary Chris Smith MP, ...
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