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Did Robert Coulondre serve as the French ambassador to Germany during the entirety of WWII?

  • No, he left when the war started

  • Yes

  • Unknown

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Robert Coulondre served as the French ambassador to Germany until the start of World War II, when he was recalled to Paris. Coulondre was a strong opponent of Nazi Germany and had warned the French government of the dangers of an alliance with Germany. He was also critical of the French government's appeasement policies towards Germany. Coulondre's warnings went unheeded, and France was unprepared for the German invasion in 1940.
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