Government
Raises an army for Hitler & allows deportation to Germany for forced Labour. Leads a German puppet Government
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1944
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Pierre Laval Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Pierre Laval through 63 dated historical records for France.
Pierre Laval, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
63Distinct records
2 of 2Page
1942–1945Years on this page
1942
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1944
Arrest of Pierre Laval
Released from prison under Hitler's orders
Role range: 1939-1945
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
Trial
Trials held by the Vichy Government of those responsible for the 1940 French collapse
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
Trial
Blum & Daladier expose the trials & Vichy France loses American support
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1944
Vichy Government
Trials held by the Vichy Government of those responsible for the 1940 French collapse
Role range: 1939-1944 – 1942-1944
1943
Collaboration
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Milice, La
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
Service du Travail Obligatoire
Laval institutes the Service du Travail Obligatoire (conscription for forced labor) and unleashes la Milice to enforce it
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1940
1944
Arrest of Pierre Laval
Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by US troops for treason
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
Exile of Pierre Laval
Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by US troops for treason
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
Treason
Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by US troops for treason
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
Collaboration
Laval leaves Paris with the Germans, he joins the other Vichy exiles in Belfort and later in Sigmaringen, Germany
Role range: 1939-1945
Exile of Pierre Laval
Laval leaves Paris with the Germans, he joins the other Vichy exiles in Belfort and later in Sigmaringen, Germany
Role range: 1939-1945
Vichy Government
Laval leaves Paris with the Germans, he joins the other Vichy exiles in Belfort and later in Sigmaringen, Germany
Role range: 1939-1944
Capital
The French resistance force Laval to move his Government to Belfort & into Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1942-1944
1945
Exile of Pierre Laval
Flown to Spain a few days before the German surrender, Franco has Laval arrested and turned over to the Americans in Austria who extradite him to the French authorities in July
Role range: 1939-1945
Treason
The Prime Minister of France is sentenced to death for high treason
Role range: 1939-1945
Trial
The Prime Minister of France is sentenced to death for high treason
Role range: 1939-1945
Death of Pierre Laval
Death of Pierre Laval, executed
Role range: 1939-1945
Execution
Shot by a firing squad for high treason
Role range: 1939-1945
Treason
Shot by a firing squad for high treason
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.