General Charles de Gaulle, then a brigadier-general, rejects the French government's decision to sign an armistice with Germany and flees to London to continue the fight against Nazi Germany.
In London, he established the headquarters of the Free French movement, aiming to liberate France. He initially set up a temporary base at St Stephen's House, then moved to 4 Carlton Gardens, which became the headquarters for the Free French. From this base, de Gaulle rallied support for the resistance against Nazi Germany and the Vichy regime.
