. "Although they had at first recognised the Vichy regime as the legitimate government of France. The US government felt that its collaboration with the Germans put it fully in league with the Axis. War was declared on France and following the end of the war, the country was treated as occupied. With the Axis countries divided into zones of occupation, the US took up duties in Japan, France, Germany, Austria and Benelux."@en . "Although they had at first recognised the Vichy regime as the legitimate government of France. The US government felt that its collaboration with the Germans put it fully in league with the Axis. War was declared on France and following the end of the war, the country was treated as occupied. With the Axis countries divided into zones of occupation, the US took up duties in Japan, France, Germany, Austria and Benelux."@en . . "USA (Reoccupied France)"@en . . .