Pierre Laval ~ (28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician.
Following France's surrender & Armistice with Germany in 1940, he
served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government. He signed orders
permitting the deportation of foreign Jews from French soil to the Nazi
death camps. After Liberation (1945), he was arrested by the French
government under General de Gaulle, found guilty of high treason and executed by firing squad.
Friday, April 18, 2014
World War II History- The Vichy government capitulated to Adolf Hitler and invited Pierre Laval to form a new government in France on 18 April 1942.
Pierre Laval ~ (28 June 1883 – 15 October 1945) was a French politician.
Following France's surrender & Armistice with Germany in 1940, he
served twice in the Vichy Regime as head of government. He signed orders
permitting the deportation of foreign Jews from French soil to the Nazi
death camps. After Liberation (1945), he was arrested by the French
government under General de Gaulle, found guilty of high treason and executed by firing squad.
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