Joseph Darnand
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Joseph Darnand was a French far-right political figure, Nazi collaborator and convicted war criminal during the Second World War. A decorated veteran of the First World War and the Battle of France in
Darnand c. 1943–1944
Darnand's grave in Batignolles Cemetery (Paris).
Pierre Laval
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Pierre Jean Marie Laval was a French politician. He served as Prime Minister of France three times: 1931–1932 and 1935–1936 during the Third Republic, and 1942–1944 during Vichy France. After the war,
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…Pétain and Vichy France. He offered his help against the French Resistance. On 1 January 1943 he transformed the organization into the Milice. Although Pierre Laval was its official president, Darnand was its de facto leader. Darnand's political convictions were of the far right but he was known as a Germanophobe…
Laval in 1931
Pierre Laval in 1913
Prime Minister Laval, second from left, at a 1931 diplomatic function in Germany
Laval and Pétain in 1942