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), 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
• German military administration in occupied France during World War II (1940–1944), in the zone occupée (renamed zone nord in 1942) and in the zone sud (former zone libre) from 1942
• Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France (1940–1944), in Belgium and the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais
• Italian occupation of France during World War II (1940–1943)
• Italian occupation of Corsica (1940–1943)

See also

• AMGOT Allied Military Government of Occupied Territories

Axis occupation during the Second World War:

• Alsace-Lorraine re-annexed by Germany during WWII
• French Indochina in World War II
• Tunisian Campaign
• zone occupée (occupied zone) in parts of western and northern France
• 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 restricted access zone to civilians along the Atlantic coast or the zone forbidden for refugees to return to.