Third French Empire

The Third French Empire, or simply the French Empire, is a fascist dictatorship established during World War II, when Nazi Germany occupied the French Republic and established the country as "Vichy France." It is an ally of the Greater Aryan Union.

Anthem: Maréchal, Nous Voilà!

Unofficial Anthem: "La Marseillaise"

History
In the wake of the Great Depression in the 1930s, two radical factions rose to dominance in France and its colonies. They are the Communist left-wing Alliance des Travailleurs Français (French Worker's Alliance) and the ultranationalist right-wing Nouvelle Nation Française (New French Nation; its members are derogatorily called "blueshirts" by opponents), with the former controlling the northern half headed in Paris and the latter controlling the southern half headed in Vichy. Since the notorious Nazi Party came into power in Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party secretly funded and even gave arms to the NNF movement to defeat the ATF. After they did so, the NNF stormed the French capital of Paris and took over the government in a coup d'état. When World War II began, the French dictator Phillipe Sousbois, formerly the leader of the NNF, announced that instead of risking his new nation to a possible fumble, he declared neutrality from the war. Although this was met with criticism by the more hawkish members of his cabinet, this decision allowed the Third French Empire to survive to the present day.