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Vel' d'Hiv Roundup
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The Vel' d'Hiv' Roundup was a mass arrest of Jewish families by French police and gendarmes at the behest of the German authorities, that took place in Paris on 16–17 July 1942. The roundup was one of several aimed at eradicating the Jewish population in France, both in the occupied zone and in the free zone that took place in 1942, as part of Opération Vent printanier. Planned by René Bousquet, Louis Darquier de Pellepoix, Theodor Dannecker and Helmut Knochen; It was the largest French deportation of Jews during the Holocaust.
Two Jewish women in occupied Paris wearing the yellow Star of David badge in June 1942, a few weeks before the mass arrest
23 January 1943: German-Vichy French meeting in Marseille. SS-Sturmbannführer Bernhard Griese [fr], Antoine Lemoine [fr] (regional préfet for Marseill
23 January 1943: German-Vichy French meeting in Marseille. SS-Sturmbannführer Bernhard Griese [fr], Antoine Lemoine [fr] (regional préfet for Marseille), Rolf Mühler [de], (Commander of Marseille's Sicherheitspolizei), -laughing- René Bousquet (General Secretary of the French National Police created in 1941) creator of the GMRs, -behind- Louis Darquier de Pellepoix (Commissioner for Jewish Affairs).
A French gendarme guarding Jews held at the Drancy internment camp
A French gendarme guarding Jews held at the Drancy internment camp
Commemorative plaque to the 8,160 victims held in the Vel' d'Hiv after the 16–17 July 1942 roundup of Jews in Paris. Inaugurated on 20 July 2008, the
Commemorative plaque to the 8,160 victims held in the Vel' d'Hiv after the 16–17 July 1942 roundup of Jews in Paris. Inaugurated on 20 July 2008, the plaque is facing the Bir-Hakeim metro station on the Boulevard de Grenelle [fr] in the (15th arrondissement of Paris), a few meters from the site of the former Vel d'Hiv
Jacques Chirac
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Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.
Chirac in 1997
Chirac with Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu during a visit to Neptun, 1975
Chirac with Romanian president Nicolae Ceaușescu during a visit to Neptun, 1975
Jacques Chirac with president François Mitterrand (1986).
Jacques Chirac with president François Mitterrand (1986).
President Ronald Reagan , Jacques Chirac, Nancy Reagan and Bernadette Chirac, (White House, 31 Mars 1987).
President Ronald Reagan , Jacques Chirac, Nancy Reagan and Bernadette Chirac, (White House, 31 Mars 1987).