File:Flag of Free France (1940-1944).svg

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DescriptionFlag of Free France (1940-1944).svg Flag used by the Free French Forces during the Second World War. (NOTE: The title of the file is a misnomer, this flag was the only official flag that Free France used before becoming the Provisional Government of the French Republic in 1944.)

Date 1940-1944

Source Own work. Based on this image:

Author See File history below for details.

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Other versions

Flag of Free France (1940-1944)
Flag of Free France (1940-1944), Cross of Lorraine variant
Naval Ensign of Free France
Emblem of Free France (1940-1944)
Emblem of Free France (1940-1944), variant
Emblem of Free France (1940-1944), variant

Colors

Used colors:
Blue	rendered as `RGB 000 038 084`
White	rendered as `RGB 255 255 255`
Red	rendered as `RGB 206 017 038`

SVG development

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:28, 1 March 2022	512 × 341 (278 bytes)	TSamuel	Lossless recompression via SVGOMG & verified via SVGCheck
	15:42, 26 October 2019	900 × 600 (281 bytes)	FDRMRZUSA	Increased nominal dimensions. Optimized svg code with code cleanup and reduction. No other changes.
	20:03, 20 June 2019	450 × 300 (363 bytes)	Alkari	code cleanup
	02:04, 11 March 2018	450 × 300 (2 KB)	DIREKTOR	More period-accurate colour shades.
	06:04, 12 June 2013	450 × 300 (337 bytes)	Sarang	code simplified
	02:42, 4 September 2012	450 × 300 (452 bytes)	Alkari	fix thumbnail problem
	02:44, 28 July 2011	450 × 300 (437 bytes)	Alkari	code cleanup
	21:11, 13 September 2010	450 × 300 (3 KB)	DIREKTOR	French color shades.
	21:49, 22 February 2006	450 × 300 (2 KB)	Zscout370	Flag used by the w:Free French forces during the Second World War.