Current Info July 9: This new archive opened June 14 with the legacy archive (from the old archive site), and new material will be added here after editing. Work on editing those older editions of the canonical narrative is under way, but will take time. The edited sections will be indexed on this page, and will cover the basic summary of the FFO war. Other sections will be added to cover specific areas as required. So far, the plan is to include separate pages for documents and discussion on:  = French war-making capabilities,  = Orders of Battle, and  = the Campaign for Singapore	This website is an archive of reports produced from the France Stays in the War project , which appears on the Naval Fiction Board of Warships1 and NavWeapons Discussion Boards.  They are presented by the lead researcher under his nom de plume Fantasque. He can be contacted via the board. The Original Archive is still available, covering events up to April 1942. It will be replaced by edited reports on this page, and detailed reports on the associated pages. This page lists the edited pages of the central or canonical narrative.  All other information is based on the core story as related here. The original reports from the research team are edited for typographic errors, clarity, and readability, and posted here. Do note that further corrections may be made when needed. If you have questions about the scope or nature of the project and analysis, please read more about the France Fights On! research project. Other sections: Barbarossa: Detailed accounts of the German campaign to overrun the USSR. Miscellaneous: Background and illustrative incidents. Orders of Battle:  Compilation of OOBs published in the other documemts. Singapore:  Detailed accounts of the campaign for Malaya and Singapore. Solomons:  Complete to date accounts of the campaign for Guadalcanal and the Solomons. Weapons and Warfare: Weapons development and other factors that affect war-making. Some people are finding broken links within this site. If you find any, please let us know at archive@francefightson.org.	Aussi disponible en francais, par lmah.   The French archive repeats the narrative, with some additional comments added. A few additional features are included on the French site, such as maps and illustrations. Some links are provided where appropriate.
Lists of Naval Losses (by lmah and carried on his French archive site): Marine Nationale Imperial Japanese Navy RAN and RNZN Regia Marina United States Navy		Unrelated page hosted on this site:  Because I have this site up, and it deals with military matters, I am adding the comlpete list of big-gun actions in the real WWII.
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10-June 1940 to 19-June 1940	Point of Departure from the historical version of events. The political leadership to fight on and the re-organization of the French Government, and strengths and order of battle for French and Italian Air Forces.
	The Original Archive has the available reports that fall into this gap.
10-April 1942 to 20-April 1942	Japan stunned by Doolittle raid while Germany prepares to attack the USSR.  Allied forces keep up pressure in the Peloponessus and the Aegean. Light naval forces struggle to block the flow of supplies to southern Greece.  Allied air attacks on Italy and the Balkans continue unabated.
21-April 1942 to 30-April 1942	Intensity builds all around the world as Japan makes plans to cut off Australia, and to draw the USN into battle.  Germany and the USSR make final plans for war, even as the latter hopes that it can be delayed or avoided.  The Allies keep up pressure in the Peloponessus and continue to build up air and sea power.
1-May 1942 to 17-May 1942	Momentous buildup around the world as Japan makes preparations to take the Solomons to isolate Australia, and New Guinea to make a direct threat to invade Australia itself. USN codebreakers provide some warning, and both sides gather. The Mediterranean struggle continues as both sides grind away in the Peloponneseus.  The USSR prepares for an attack that must come soon...and Barbarossa is launched May 17.
18-May 1942 to 21-May 1942	Cataclysmic days in the war as Japanese and Allied forces meet in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Carrier aircraft play the main role in this contest, which sees heavy Allied losses, but at a significant cost to the IJN's ability to project power. Barbarossa (see separate page for detailed accounts) is a fit name for the titanic campaign that is building up as Soviet forces are pressed back, but at a staggering cost to the Germans.
22-May 1942 to 30-May 1942	Relative to the Barbarossa campaign the war seems to pause around the world. As Germany grinds forward in Russia, the Allies look for ways to support their new comrade-in-arms. Elsewhere, weary combatants lick their wounds and prepare for the next round. Allied naval forces continue to expand operations in the Mediterranean. Australian aircraft production is going its own way, while the RAF launches the first "1,000 plane raid" on Germany.
31-May 1942 to 20-June 1942	War all around the world as Germany and the USSR fight, and Japan continues moves to cut Australia off from the USA, and the Allies prepare counter moves.  In the Mediterranean, Allied naval power allows movement of supplies and reinforcements, and possibilities for interdicting Axis supply routes.  Initial plans to attack Axis oil supplies, while RAF night raids on Germany meet little success. The RN and others consider lessons learned in the war.
21-June 1942 to 25-June 1942	Allied and Axis armies meet in bitter combat in the Pelponneseus, as the Allied attacks of operation "Pericles" with over 1,000 aircraft and heavy naval  forces in support meet German and Italian forces head on.  High level diplomatic connections with the USSR begin to improve.  The USN plans its building and reconstruction of battleships.
26-June 1942 to 4-July 1942	Combat boils everywhere as the Allies land in Zanthe to outflank Peloponesseus--where bitter combat continues--to the west. This threatens Axis suply routes to Greece, and provides bases for potential attacks on Italy. The sparks heavy air and sea combat, as Italian naval forces try to interfere. In Russia, both sides are learning. With the relief convoy for Singapore closer, and final air and sea preparations are made. Allied naval plans are further integrated on a worldwide basis.
5-July 1942 to 14-July 1942	Italy worries about defense as Allied forces are established in Zanthe. Meanwhile, PEDESTAL battles along the final gauntlet on the road to Singapore. Germany examines its tank production in view of surprises received in Russia, while the USSR prepares to receive the first convoy of Lend-Lease supplies from America.
15-July 1942 to 26-July 1942	IJNAF planes based on Guadalcanal strike at Allied shipping and ports as far away as Sydney and Fiji, causing some damage to installations, but disrupting shipping over a very large area. In Europe, Allied air power strikes Sicily in preparation for the next major Allied offensive.
27-July 1942 to 4-August 1942	Intense air combat is forced by repeated Allied attacks in the Meditarranean, and includes Peloponesseus and all parts of southern Italy. Raids are also made on northern France. In many of these, new types of aircraft are brought into play. IJN aircraft range across the south west Pacific, while the Allies prepare a response to the airfield on Guadalcanal. There are important revelations about USN torpedos.
5-August 1942 to 16-August 1942	Italy is threatened, and gathers its air and ground forces as Allied air attacks on many targets intensify, and losses mount. Germany is unable to send help. Allied naval forces build up, and US army units are declared operational after intensive training with experienced French direction.
16 August 1942 to 20-August 1942	Romanian oil is critical lifeblood for the Axis war machine.  Recognizing this, the Allies plan a concentrated air offensive on the Ploesti refineries.  RAF, AdA and USAAF bombers and long range fighters from Rhodes, Crete, and the Aegean are strengthened for a series of day and night attacks on these installations.
September 1942	Strategic Overview: The Road to Torch.  US forces are able to join in a major attack on the Axis, and while the road to victory is across the English Channel, it is obvious that the Mediterranean is the place where the Allies can wield and support overwhelming force, and possibly force Italy out of the war.  While there are many possible places to strike in the Mediterranean, Sicily is decided upon before the main Allied foreces move to the UK and for the campaign to victory.