Re: Resistance in History (was [Fwd: video])

On Nov 22, 2006, at 10:20 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

[T]he punishment of those who had collaborated with the Nazis began immediately after liberation of occupied territories. French Resistance forces summarily executed, after cursory trials, about 10,000 accused collaborators as a part of “justice at the cross-roads.” (Euna Lhee, “Changing Memories of French Collaboration and Resistance in World War II: A Film Analysis,” )

For all I know, the 10,000 might have deserved it. Or maybe 8,000 of
them did.

I’m relieved to learn they didn’t kill Huguenots.

Doug

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