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Execution Of French Traitors

Carl Mydans1944-09-02

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

The last of 6 members of the Nazi collaborationist Milice (Vichy police) being tied to a post by a guard moments before being shot to death by a Maquis firing squad, in front of brick factory where 23 patriots were executed by the 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, Special Collections, Wars, Executions, Wwii, France At War, Firing Squads, Punishment, Icp Donation, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Carl Mydans
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5589705
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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