French State (Axis Victory)



The French State (or Vichy France) is a puppet state that was created not too long after Germany's successful invasion of France in 1940. While Northern France was occupied, a puppet government was established in the unoccupied Southern France and was named the French State (or Vichy France). Vichy France was like any other puppet government, it only does what the Nazi party ordered the government to do, even though Vichy France was named after the city of Vichy, Paris still remained the capital despite being occupied by Germany. While it does exist in the Allies timeline, Vichy France is a lot different after the Axis win the war.

After the Axis victory in World War 2, puppet states are set in Britain and the United States. After the establishment of both the British State and American State, France is officially reunited under Nazi occupation and under the name the "French State". The capital of France is moved to the small town of Vichy, but quickly over time Vichy expands all over France especially with the help of new "futuristic" Nazi technology.

France also is transformed into a dictatorship under Philippe Pétain and the national anthem is changed from "La Marseillaise" to "Maréchal, nous voilà!". As France has experienced a drastic change over the years, French culture in general begins to change and just like what happened in Britain and the US, radio and television stations in the country are fully controlled by the government; Pro-Nazi propaganda is placed street after street, and the Hitlerjugend is introduced once again in France. Algeria is also heavily occupied by German and French troops and the Algerian War never occurs thus making the country never gain its independence, Corsica also remains occupied under German, French, and Italian rule.

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As stated before, France was successfully re-united under one rule; the unification caused the nation to be fully authoritarian as only Northern France was while Southern France wasn't. Vichy also becomes the new capital of France, but Paris is still recognized as the most popular city; the English Channel is also heavily guarded by Nazi troops to prevent any immigration from occuring.

Propaganda
Various propaganda was made to support Vichy France, a lot of propaganda included French troops, Philippe Pétain, Anti-Semiticism, and much more.

Anthem


The anthem of the French State/Vichy France is "Maréchal, nous voilà!" which translates to "Marshal, here we come!" in English.