
Vichy France: everything you wanted to know
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The Allies and the Allies After the War
France was always on our list of people who were on the allied side. We didn't learn about viche france. We just learned a kind of about the outcome at the at the end of the war. So it kind of depends on how you define the allies and and its leaders. But the short answer is, yes, the leaders were brought to trial after the war, but they are not tried before international courts. Instead, the french leaders are are tried before the french high court, and they are being tried forr treason. And these trials begin in march of 19 forty five peten had actually been offered asylum in switzerland. It was kind of hoped that he, when
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