De Gaulle's June 18, 1940 broadcast in this city asking for France's leadership led to a death sentence in a French court
[DOC] [TLE] Charles de Gaulle | World War II Database [PAR] On 17 May 1940 he led 200 French tanks in an attack against German tanks at ... 
On 18 Jun, he spoke to the French people on BBC radio from London, ...