On the evening of 19 May, the French Prime Minister, Paul Reynaud had sacked Gamelin and replaced him with Maxime Weygand, who claimed his first mission as Commander-in-Chief would be to get a good night's sleep.
May, the French Prime Minister, Paul Reynaud had sacked Gamelin and replaced him with Maxime Weygand would be to get a good night's sleep. This is on the evening of 19. Maxime Weygand claimed his first mission as Commander-in-Chief.