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Execution Of French Traitors

Carl Mydans1944-09-02

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Maquis officer giving the coup de grace w. a pistol to the head of the 3rd of 6 members of the Nazi collaborationist Milice (Vichy police) lying dead after being shot by a Maquis firing squad, in front of brick factory where 23 patriots were executed bythe Germans in July.

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  • Title: Execution Of French Traitors
  • Date: 1944-09-02
  • Location: Grenoble, France
  • Physical Dimensions: B/W TRANSMISSION
  • Subject Keywords: Collaborationists, 1940s, Traitors, Archival Vault, France Armed Forces, France At War, Army, Execution, Punishment, French, Death, Firing Squads, Archival Vault, Collaborationists, Death, Army, France Armed Forces, Firing Squads, France At War, Punishment, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Carl Mydans
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5589762
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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