"How France dealt with those who collaborated with the" Topic

…Nazis after war's end.

"France declared war on Germany on Sept. 3, 1939, becoming one of the first countries, along with Great Britain, to stand up to the Nazi regime.

The declaration of war came just two days after the German army invaded and annexed Poland. There weren't many physical clashes between French and Nazi forces until May 10, 1940, when the Germans invaded France, occupying the northern half of the country, including Paris. The Nazis conquered its neighboring country in just six weeks and controlled it until Aug. 19, 1944, when the majority of the occupied territory was liberated. Paris was freed six days later, on Aug. 25, when the last German garrison in the French capital surrendered to the Allied forces…"

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Armand

Interesting.

Glad you enjoyed it my good friend!. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

The comments are a hoot. Here was me thinking the comments here are uncivil and off-topic.

The French army also summarily executed as traitors about a dozen French SS volunteers captured by the US Army at the end of the war and turned over to them. They been members of 33rd Waffen-SS Division "Charlemagne". Ironically this expatriate formation is said to have perhaps fought the hardest of all units in the defense of Berlin.

War is hell.

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