Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle is a French army officer and statesman, who leads the Free French Liberation Forces against the Greater Germanic Reich and the French State. Since there has been a Free France, Charles de Gaulle has stood at its helm. For more then twenty years, de Gaulle has led the remaining Free French in a desperate and drawn out battle for survival against the greatest odds.
Background
Charles de Gaulle was once a division commander in the army of the Fourth Third Republic, keen to bring reform to their forces. His attempts were made too late however and France quickly fell to the Wehrmacht. Keen to continue the fight, de Gaulle rallied what support he could and headed to Africa. Although the fighting continued, de Gaulle faced little better odds. Over the years, the forces of the Free French were relentlessly pursued across Africa, until only the tiniest strip of what had once been the colonial possessions of the Fourth French Republic remained.
Through it all, de Gaulle has been both a great boon and a great curse to those that follow the dream of a Free France. The man is utterly convinced of "La Liberation" to the point where it is hard not to share in the aging leader's sheer enthusiasm. Sadly his conviction is paired with an extreme stubbornness. De Gaulle is unwilling to end the unpopular military government, despite the fact that his generals are usually too busy working as mercenaries for other West African nations and even the Germans in Zentralafrika. De Gaulle solders on, making his radio addresses and inspecting the troops each day, seeming convinced that it will be part of the start of their journey home. He has even promised elections, although with the deadline drawing ever nearer, some are uncertain if de Gaulle is willing to even surrender that much to the people. Nor has he properly acknowledged the generals that wish to see him gone, and the fact that they would be quite capable of having their wishes fulfilled. De Gaulle must perhaps realize his situation and be willing to make compromises, should he wish to see his homeland ever again.