Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not and shall not die.

Quoi qu'il arrive, la Flamme de la résistance française ne doit pas s'éteindre et ne s'éteindra pas.

Charles de Gaulle

Appeal of 18 June

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De Gaulle, Charles. L'Appel du 18 juin [The Appeal of 18 June]. BBC, 18 June 1940.

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