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This week in the War, 13–19 October 1941: Falling stars in Tokyo and Vichy

Posted on October 17, 2013 by secondbysecond

This week in the war, on 16 October 1941, Vichy head of state Maréchal Philippe Pétain pronounced prison sentences upon those he saw as responsible for the fall of France. He condemned former prime ministers, Léon Blum and Édouard Daladier, and … Continue reading →

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