1943 ⟶ Vichy France Creates Forced Labor Service (STO)
Prime Minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval and Minister of ...
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1943
🇫🇷 Pétain Becomes Premier of France
Philippe Pétain becomes premier of France upon the resignation of Reynaud's government.⟶
FranceVichy FranceGovernmentPoliticsCollaborationWorld War IIOccupationLeadership ChangeArmistice
🇫🇷 French Government Moves to Vichy
French government moves to Vichy.⟶
FranceVichy FranceCollaborationOccupationWorld War IIFrench GovernmentEuropePolitical ShiftAxisResistance
🤝 Germany Restores Laval to Power in Vichy France
Germany forcibly restores Pierre Laval to office in Vichy.⟶
Vichy FranceCollaborationGerman OccupationPierre LavalFrancePuppet GovernmentWorld War IIPolitical Intrigue
🇫🇷 Vel' d'Hiv Roundup and Deportation
Vel' d'Hiv Roundup: On order from the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers mass arrest 13,152 Jews and hold them at the Winter Velodrome before deportation to Auschwitz.⟶
FranceVel d'HivJewsHolocaustVichy FranceCollaborationDeportationPersecutionWWII
⚙️ Creation of the Service du travail obligatoire (STO)
Chief of State of Vichy France Philippe Pétain and Prime Minister Pierre Laval create what will become the Service du travail obligatoire (STO).⟶
FranceVichy FranceCollaborationLaborSTOWorld War IIOccupationForced Labor
📜 Vichy France Creates Forced Labor Service (STO)
Prime Minister of Vichy France Pierre Laval and Minister of Justice Joseph Barthélemy formally create the Service du travail obligatoire (STO)⟶
FranceVichy FranceSTOforced laborcollaborationoccupationWWII