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Louis Darquier de Pellepoix: Quick Facts

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Born December 19, 1897 • Cahors • France
Died 1945?
Role In Vichy France • World War II
Pierre Laval.
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Camille Chautemps.
Camille Chautemps
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French politician
Frank, Hans
Hans Frank
German politician and jurist
Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933.
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Philippe Petain in military uniform and decorated cap, facing the camera with a neutral expression and a large mustache.
Philippe Pétain
French general
Hermann Göring
Hermann Göring
German political leader and convicted war criminal
Alfred Rosenberg
Alfred Rosenberg
German Nazi leader
Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Quisling
Norwegian politician
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Julius Streicher
German politician
Frick, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Frick
German politician
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Baldur von Schirach
German Nazi politician
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Alphonse Juin
French general
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph Goebbels
German propagandist
Erwin Rommel
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal
Adolf Eichmann listening to an Israeli court's verdict
Adolf Eichmann
German military official
Heinrich Himmler
Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi leader
Franz Halder, 1938.
Franz Halder
German general
Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich
German Nazi official
Paulus, Friedrich
Friedrich Paulus
German military officer

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