1945 in France

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Events from the year 1945 in France.

Events

6 February - Writer Robert Brasillach executed for collaboration with the Germans.
9 March - Japanese overthrow the Vichy French Decoux Government in Vietnam.
7 May - General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.
8 May - World War II ends in Europe.
8 May–29 May - In Algeria, French troops kill an estimated 6,000 Algerian citizens in the Sétif massacre.
23 July - Marshal Philippe Pétain, who headed the Vichy government during World War II, goes on trial, charged with treason.
31 July - Pierre Laval, fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
19 August - Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh begins the August Revolution in Vietnam.
19 August - Việt Minh under Hồ Chí Minh begins the August Revolution in Vietnam.
15 October - Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed by firing squad for treason.
21 October - Legislative Election held.
13 November - Charles de Gaulle elected head of a French provisional government.

17 February - Bernard Rapp, film director and television news presenter (died 2006).
4 April - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, political activist and politician.
15 April - Christian Bergelin, politician (died 2008).
15 June - Françoise Chandernagor, writer.
20 June - Jean-Claude Izzo, poet, playwright, screenwriter and novelist (died 2000).
12 August - Jean Nouvel, architect.
12 October - Aurore Clément, actress.
16 October - Pascal Sevran, TV presenter and author (died 2008).
28 October - François-Xavier Verschave, one of founders of the NGO Survie (died 2005).

5 February - Lilian Rolfe, heroine of World War II (born 1914).
5 February - Violette Szabo, World War II Allied secret agent (born 1921).
6 February - Robert Brasillach, author, executed for collaboration (born 1909).
23 March - Elisabeth de Rothschild, World War II heroine (born 1902).
30 March - Élise Rivet, nun and World War II heroine (born 1890).
8 June - Robert Desnos, surrealist poet (born 1900).
20 July - Paul Valéry, poet, essayist and philosopher (born 1871).
15 October - Pierre Laval, politician and Prime Minister (executed) (born 1883).
26 October - Paul Pelliot, sinologist and explorer (born 1878).

v t e 1945 in Europe

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