Charles de Gaulle led French forces during World War II, even after France had capitulated. At one stage, he launched an assault on Dakar in West Africa. (PROSE: The Turing Test [+]Paul Leonard, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 2000).) He also commanded during the North Africa Campaign. (PROSE: The Dying Days [+]Lance Parkin, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1997).) France was liberated in 1944. (COMIC: Trust [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW., AUDIO: Scorched Earth [+]Chris Chapman, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2020).)
By 1960, he was the leader of France. Under his administration, France conducted its first nuclear test. (PROSE: Come Friendly Bombs... [+]Dave Owen, Short Trips: Past Tense (Short Trips, 2004).)
He died in late 1970. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy [+]David Bishop, Virgin Books (1996).)
On the Inferno Earth, de Gaulle was assassinated by the British government to prevent him from granting independence to Algeria. (PROSE: I, Alastair [+]Robert Mammone, Lethbridge-Stewart novels (Candy Jar Books, 2020).)
Behind the scenes
- The DeGaullek was a satire of Charles de Gaulle by Leslie Gilbert Illingworth. The cartoon was published in the Daily Mail on 25 November 1964.
- Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Terrance Dicks, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1991). references real-world Nazi plans, discovered after World War II, to arrest many significant figures based in Britain during Operation Sealion. Known as The Black Book in real life, de Gaulle, as leader of the Free French forces, was on that list.