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Tag Archives: Occupied Zone
This week in the War, 30 Sept–6 Oct 1940: The statute of 3 October
On 3 October 1940, the first of the anti-Jewish laws was enacted by the Vichy government, which held authority in the Free Zone—that part of France that was not occupied by the German or Italian military. The statute of 3 … Continue reading
Posted in World War II
Tagged Auschwitz, Drancy, Free Zone, Occupied Zone, Vichy
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This week in the War, 8–14 July 1940: Vive l’Angleterre! Vive la France!
14 July, Bastille Day—in happier times a day of national celebration—was observed as a day of mourning throughout France, this week in the war, 1940. In London, General de Gaulle laid a wreath at the Cenotaph and inspected soldiers of … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Americans in Paris, Bastille Day, Charles Glass, Clare Boothe Luce, de Gaulle, Free Zone, Marseillaise, Occupied Zone, Polly Peabody
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