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{{InfoboxConflict|date=19 October 1962 - 30 October 1962|location=France|result=ATO Victory | |||
*Abolition of the French Union State | |||
*Establishment of the French Republic|group2_header=Axis Powers|group1_header=ATO|group1=[[File:FranceFlag.png|30px]] [[French Republic|French Republic]] | |||
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*[[File:BritainFlag 1801.png|30px]] [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] | |||
*[[File:AmericaFlag 1912.png|30px]] [[United States of America|United States]] | |||
*[[File:PacificStatesFlag.png|30px]] [[Pacific States of America|Pacific America]]|group2=[[File:TempFlag Waving.png|30px]] [[French Union State|French Union State]] | |||
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*[[File:NaziRag.png|30px]] [[German Reich|Germany]] | |||
*[[File:ItalyFlag.png|30px]] [[Italian Social Republic|Italy]] | |||
*[[File:SpainFlag.png|30px]] [[Spanish State|Spain]]|group1_leaders_header=ATO|group2_leaders_header=Axis Powers|type=Military Confrontation | |||
Coup d'état}} | |||
=Overview= | =Overview= | ||
The '''French Crisis''', known in German as the '''1962 Emergency''', was an 11-day confrontation between the Atlantic Treaty Organization and the [[Axis Powers]]. It began on October 19th, 1962, when after months of growing protests, the pro-Axis [[French Union State|Marseille France]] was overthrown. French Republic forces entered Marseille Regime territory that same day, resulting in a tense standoff with Axis forces stationed there. It marked the first major confrontation of the [[Cold War]], and possibly the closest it has ever come to escalating into mutually assured destruction. | |||
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Overview
The French Crisis, known in German as the 1962 Emergency, was an 11-day confrontation between the Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Axis Powers. It began on October 19th, 1962, when after months of growing protests, the pro-Axis Marseille France was overthrown. French Republic forces entered Marseille Regime territory that same day, resulting in a tense standoff with Axis forces stationed there. It marked the first major confrontation of the Cold War, and possibly the closest it has ever come to escalating into mutually assured destruction.