Vichya Dominion

Vichya Dominion
Vichya Dominion Symbol
Nation	Vichya Dominion
Ship Prefix	MNF
Counterpart	Vichy France
Events
Major Events	Iris of Light and Dark
Minor Events	The Way Home in the Night

Overview

The Vichya Dominion represents Vichy France during World War 2.

History

From 1940 to 1942, while the Vichy regime was the nominal government of all of France except for Alsace-Lorraine, the Germans and Italians militarily occupied northern and south-eastern France. While Paris remained the de jure capital of France, the government chose to relocate to the town of Vichy, 360 km (220 mi) to the south in the zone libre, which thus became the de facto capital of the French State. Following the Allied landings in French North Africa in November 1942, southern France was also militarily occupied by Germany and Italy to protect the Mediterranean coastline. Petain's government remained in Vichy as the nominal government of France, albeit one that collaborated with Nazi Germany from November 1942 onwards. The government at Vichy remained there until late 1944, when it lost its de facto authority due to the Allied invasion of France and the government was compelled to relocate to the Sigmaringen enclave in Germany, where it continued to exist on paper until the end of hostilities in Europe.

Naval Forces

From the start of World War II, the Navy was involved in a number of operations, participating in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Norwegian Campaign, the Dunkirk evacuation and, briefly, the Battle of the Mediterranean. However, after the fall of France in June 1940, the Navy was obligated to remain neutral under the terms of the armistice that created the truncated state of Vichy France. Worldwide, some 100 naval vessels and their crews heeded General Charles de Gaulle's call to join forces with the British, but the bulk of the fleet, including all its capital ships, transferred loyalty to Vichy. Concerned that the German Navy might somehow gain control of the ships, the British mounted an attack on Mers-el-Kébir, the Algerian city where many of them were harbored. The incident poisoned Anglo-French relations, leading to Vichy reprisals and a full-scale naval battle at Casablanca in 1942 when the Allies invaded French North Africa. But the confrontations were set aside once the Germans occupied Vichy France. The capital ships were a primary goal of the occupation, but before they could be seized they were scuttled by their own crews. A few small ships and submarines managed to escape in time, and these joined de Gaulle's Free French Naval Forces, an arm of Free France that fought as an adjunct of the Royal Navy until the end of the war. In the Pacific theatre as well, Free French vessels operated until the Japanese capitulation; Richelieu was present at the Japanese Instrument of Surrender.

Vichya Dominion Ships
Destroyer	Common
	Rare	Le Mars
	Elite	Tartu - Vauquelin
	Super Rare	Le Malin - Le Malin µ
Light Cruiser	Common
	Rare
	Elite	La Galissonnière
	Super Rare
Heavy Cruiser	Common
	Rare
	Elite
	Super Rare	Algérie
Battlecruiser	Common
	Rare
	Elite	Dunkerque
	Super Rare
Battleship	Common
	Rare
	Elite
	Super Rare	Gascogne µ - Jean Bart
	Priority	Gascogne
Light Aircraft Carrier	Common
	Rare
	Elite
	Super Rare
Aircraft Carrier	Common
	Rare
	Elite
	Super Rare
Submarine	Common
	Rare
	Elite
	Super Rare