Military occupation of France

Military occupations of France by foreign military forces controlling some or all of its territory have occurred several times during the history of that country. These include:

• Sixth Coalition occupation of France (1814)
• Seventh Coalition occupation of France (1815–1818), under the command of the Duke of Wellington
• Prussian occupation of northern France during, the Franco-Prussian War (1871–1873), and after as a guarantee for payments of war reparations
• German occupation of north-east France during World War I (1914–1918), areas behind German lines on the Western Front during the First World War
• Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France (1940–1944)
• German military administration in occupied France during World War II (1940–1944)
• Italian occupation of France during World War II (1940–1943)
• Italian occupation of Corsica (1940–1943)

See also

• Zone occupée (occupied zone) in parts of western and northern France, administered by the Militärverwaltung in Frankreich
• Zone libre (free zone) in parts of southern France, where the rump state known as Vichy France was established until occupied in 1942
• Zone interdite (forbidden zone) may refer either to the zone with restricted access to civilians along the Atlantic coast or the zone forbidden for refugees to return to.
• Alsace-Lorraine re-annexed by Germany during World War II