See also: 1944 in France, other events of 1945, 1946 in France.

Events from the year 1945 in France.

Events

• 6 February - Writer Robert Brasillach executed for collaboration with the Germans.
• 9 March - Japanese overthrow the Vichy French Decoux Government in Vietnam.
• 7 May - General Alfred Jodl signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims, ending Germany's participation in the war. The document will take effect the next day.
• 8 May - World War II ends in Europe.
• 8 May-29 May - In Algeria, French troops kill an estimated 6,000 Algerian citizens in the S tif massacre.
• 23 July - Marshal Philippe P tain, who headed the Vichy government during World War II, goes on trial, charged with treason.
• 31 July - Pierre Laval, fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.
• 19 August - Vi t Minh under H Ch Minh begins the August Revolution in Vietnam.
• 2 September - H Ch Minh proclaims the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
• 15 October - Former premier of Vichy France, Pierre Laval, is executed by firing squad for treason.
• 21 October - Legislative Election held.
• 13 November - Charles de Gaulle elected head of a French provisional government.

Sport

Births

• 17 February - Bernard Rapp, film director and television news presenter (died 2006).
• 4 April - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, political activist and politician.
• 15 April - Christian Bergelin, politician (died 2008).
• 15 June - Fran oise Chandernagor, writer.
• 20 June - Jean-Claude Izzo, poet, playwright, screenwriter and novelist (died 2000).
• 12 August - Jean Nouvel, architect.
• 12 October - Aurore Cl ment, actress.
• 16 October - Pascal Sevran, TV presenter and author (died 2008).
• 28 October - Fran ois-Xavier Verschave, one of founders of the NGO Survie (died 2005).

Full date unknown

• Catherine Leroy, photojournalist and photographer (died 2006).

Deaths

• 5 February - Lilian Rolfe, heroine of World War II (born 1914).
• 5 February - Violette Szabo, World War II Allied secret agent (born 1921).
• 6 February - Robert Brasillach, author, executed for collaboration (born 1909).
• 23 March - Elisabeth de Rothschild, World War II heroine (born 1902).
• 30 March - lise Rivet, nun and World War II heroine (born 1890).
• 8 June - Robert Desnos, surrealist poet (born 1900).
• 20 July - Paul Val ry, poet, essayist and philosopher (born 1871).
• 15 October - Pierre Laval, politician and Prime Minister (executed) (born 1883).
• 26 October - Paul Pelliot, sinologist and explorer (born 1878).

Full date unknown

• Denise Bloch, heroine of World War II (born 1915).

References

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