Even after June 1940, the French surface fleet was still the third or so largest fleet in the world and it was a modern fleet, and the Germans wanted it. read more
The Germans did occupy all of France, just not all at once. Initially, when France surrendered in June of 1940, the Germans occupied northern France and the Atlantic seaboard, leaving a rump “independent” France under the collaborationist Vichy regime. read more
Yes, one country can completely occupy another during time of war. It pretty much takes a state of war for a nation to want to occupy another. France was occupied by Germany in order to ensure the French would not rearm and attack Germany. read more
The occupation of the Sudetenland, the border regions in the north and west of Czechoslovakia, was the first time Hitler flexed his military muscles in Europe. The region was conceded to Germany by the Czech government in an attempt to avoid war after the Germans made demands for it to be handed over. read more