Pierre Laval
1883-1945
Raphaël Alibert
1887-1963
Marcel Peyrouton
1887-1983
Paul Baudouin
1894-1964
Maréchal Pétain
1866-1951
put on trial, convicted
sentenced to death for
treason : 15th august 1945
sentence commuted to
life emprisonment
by De Gaulle
died on L'Ile d'Yeu :
23rd july 1951
put on trial
sentenced to death for
collaboration.
executed by a firing squad
went into hiding at the end
of WWII
convicted and sentenced
to death in absentia in 1947
exile in Belgium
amnestied 1959
put on trial
petition for release
on bail rejected
acquitted dec.1948
put on trial
convicted and sentenced
march 1947 to 5 years
emprisonnement for
collaboration
national degradation
forfeiture of all properties
Général Huntziger
1880 - 1941
Yves Bouthillier
. .... - ....
Amiral Darlan
1881-1942
René Belin
.... - ....
Pierre Caziot
1876-....
put on trial 1948
convicted and sentenced
to 3 years emprisonnement
national degradation for life
assassinated dec. 1942
by a youg french patriot
nobody knows exactly
on whose behalf
no information found put on trial
convicted and sentenced
for collaboration
to national degradation
loss all civil rights
and forfeiture of
1/2 his property
march 1947
died in an accident
-plane crash-
near Le Vigan
France
Joseph Barthelemy
1874-1945
Abel Bonnard
1883-1968
arrested by french
authorities - 1944
died of cancer - may 1945
fled to Spain - may 1945
sentenced to death in absentia
for treason and
" intelligence with the enemy"
returned to France, arrested,
released for medical reasons - jun 1958
put on trial march 1960
convicted for collaboration
sentenced to 10 years in exile
sentence remitted for time served
died in Madrid
francisque: axe with 2 edges
official symbol of Pétain and
the Vichy Régime
combined with the field-marshal's baton
on the flag: seven stars for marshall rank

history: the francisque was the weapon
of the Gauls ( francisque gallique)
Flag under the vichy regime
example of award (francisque)
The Francisque Gallique:
small enameled badge
24mm x 21 mm
2000 persons became this
highest Vichy national award
links:
bios http://artsweb.bham.ac.uk/vichy/govts.htm#govts
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/FRANCE/French_Trials.html
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/FRANCE/French_Trials.html
photos http://iquebec.ifrance.com/2iemeguerre/protagonistes/laval.htm
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/bibl/mil/ww2/who/petain.html
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/archives.gb/dossiers/140ministres.gb/39_45/04.html
http://www.artehistoria.com/frames.htm?http://www.artehistoria.com/batallas/personajes/7923.htm
http://www.artehistoria.com/frames.htm?http://www.artehistoria.com/historia/personajes/7070.htm
symbols http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fr-etatf.html
http://users.skynet.be/hendrik/eng/F-Vichy.html
http://axis101.bizland.com/FrenchAwards1.htm
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