Charles de Gaulle Section
The radio developed alongside the wireless. In 1921, the opera singer Yvonne Brothier sang the Marseillaise from the Sainte Assise broadcasting station. Her voice was heard by an audience that had gathered in the lounges of the Lutetia luxury hotel in Paris. Following this history-making episode, the first French stations appeared in 1922 with a set program including weather forecasts, Stock Exchange prices, concerts…
A selection of radio sets used in those days is displayed in this section of the museum. They are arranged in chronological order.
During WW2, the radio once more became a strategic weapon since a war of the airwaves also raged in which General De Gaulle was to play a major role. He made his famous speech known as the Appeal of June18 from the BBC station in London in 1940.
