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A number were Belgian, Dutch, and Hungarian immigrants to France; all went before the firing squads singing the French national anthem or shouting Vive la France!, a testament to how even the communists by 1942 saw themselves as fighting for France as much as for world revolution.
The precise number of victims is not known. According to Roger Dupuy, there were between 7 and 11 drowning executions, with 300 to 400 victims each time. [7] According to Jacques Hussenet, 1,800 to 4,800 people drowned on the orders of Carrier, and perhaps 2,000 others drowned on the orders by other Republican revolutionaries in Nantes. [8]
Vichy France (French: Régime de Vichy, lit. 'Vichy regime'; 10 July 1940 – 9 August 1944), officially the French State (État français), was a French rump state headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II, established after the French capitulation after the defeat against Germany.
Occupied France during World War II, ... of the Interior in March 1945 claimed that the number executed was 105,000. ... Paxtonian revolution", as the French called ...
murder of French civilians by German troops (17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen) Affair of 27 martyrs: 25 August 1944: Chatou: 27 German forces 27 Frenchmen executed as reprisal for French Resistance attack. [49] Vallée de la Saulx massacre: 28 August 1944: Vallée de la Saulx: 86 3rd Panzergrenadier Division
This is a list of wars involving modern France from the abolition of the French monarchy and the establishment of the French First Republic on 21 September 1792 until the current Fifth Republic. For wars involving the Kingdom of France (987–1792), see List of wars involving the Kingdom of France .
The Milice française (French Militia), generally called la Milice (lit. ' the militia ' ; French pronunciation: [milis] ), was a political paramilitary organization created on 30 January 1943 by the Vichy régime (with German aid) to help fight against the French Resistance during World War II .
Pages in category "People executed by guillotine during the French Revolution" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .