Title

Pierre Laval at Trial

Authors

Object ID

2014.1.364

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Date

10-4-1945

Files

Description

Front: Image of Laval with his arms outstreched. Paragraph of text below reads, '(NY15-Oct.4) LAVAL AT TRIAL --Former French Prime Premier Pierre Laval (above) addresses teh court in Paris where he is on trial for his life on charges of attacking the security of the state and having intelligence with the enemy. Photo by Associated Press photographer B.I. Sanders. (See wire story) (AP Wirephoto via radio from Paris today)'. Back: Associated Press stamp.

Information Provided by Michael D. Bulmash:

Pierre Laval was Premier of France from 1931-1932 and Premier of the Vichy government during the German occupation from 1942-1944, after which it was abolished. Laval was an enthusiastic collaborator with the Nazis, going so far as to express his desire that Germany emerge from its war with France victorious. He facilitated the roundup of Jewish emigres, including Jewish children, and arranged for the Vel d’Hiv sports arena roundup in which more than 13, 000 Jews were arrested and deported. He ordered the Milice under Joseph Darnand to cooperate with the Nazis, which they did with unbridled enthusiasm - utilizing rape, torture, and other acts of violence on Jews and members of the resistance. 25,000 Jews were sent to ghettos and concentration camps. After the war, Laval was tried for treason, convicted, and faced the firing squad in 1945 for his crimes.

Dimensions

11 x 8 1/4"

Keywords

trial, Paris, France, Pierre Laval

Subcollection

Post

Recommended Citation

"Pierre Laval at Trial" (1945). Bulmash Family Holocaust Collection. 2014.1.364.
https://digital.kenyon.edu/bulmash/620