Pierre Laval31 July 1944
Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by US troops for treason
France · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Expelled by the Spanish. flees to Austria & arrested by US troops for treason
The Prime Minister of France is sentenced to death for high treason
Shot by a firing squad for high treason
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