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Tag Archives: Robert Gildea
This week in the War, 15–21 February 1943: STO—le Service du travail obligatoire, Vichy’s labour service law
This week in the war, on 16 February 1943, the law concerning the Service du travail obligatoire (STO)—the compulsory labour service law—was put into action by the government of Vichy France. It applied to young French males born between 1920 and 1922 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Marianne in Chains, Robert Gildea, Service du travail obligatoire, STO, Todt Organisation, Todt Organization, Vichy
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This week in the War, 20–26 October 1941: Assassination in Nantes
This week in the war, around 7.30am on 20 October 1941, the Feldkommandant (German military governor) of Nantes, Lieutenant Colonel Karl Hotz, was assassinated by the French Resistance. The assassination took place at the rue du Roi Albert, close to … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilbert Brustlein, Karl Hotz, Marcel Bourdarias, Marianne in Chains, Nantes, Petain, Robert Gildea, Spartaco Guisco, von Stulpnagel
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