See Also
See Again
Revisit one of the most shocking and disgraceful chapters of the Second World War
The shame and betrayal that was Vichy France
© Getty Images
Vichy France was the regime established by Marshal Philippe Pétain and Adolf Hitler during the Second World War. An armistice signed on June 22, 1940 effectively divided France into two zones: one to be under German military occupation and one to be left to the French in full sovereignty. But the Vichy government quickly became a collaborationist state, its leaders working openly with the Third Reich to suppress political dissent, gag free speech, and counter a burgeoning resistance movement. Notably, it was also complicit in the roundup of thousands of French and foreign Jews, expediting their deportation to concentration camps in Germany and certain death. The Vichy regime stands as one of the most shameful episodes in the country's history, the repercussions of which still reverberate throughout French society today. But what happened to turn France into a quasi-police state, and who were those responsible for doing so?
Click through and revisit one of the most shocking and disgraceful chapters of the Second World War.
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU
MOST READ
- Last Hour
- Last Day
- Last Week
-
1
CELEBRITY Relationships
-
2
LIFESTYLE Friendship
-
3
LIFESTYLE Construction
-
4
LIFESTYLE Society
-
5
HEALTH Lymphatic system
-
6
-
7
-
8
LIFESTYLE Exercise
-
9
HEALTH Medical science
Scientists have discovered a protein that may stop cancer from spreading
-
10
LIFESTYLE Happiness