Former Vichy French Premier Pierre Laval executed 70 years ago this afternoon (Oct 15 1945)


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(Monday, October 15, 1945, early afternoon CET; during World War II) — The former premier of Vichy France Pierre Laval was shot today (after a thwarted suicide attempt) in Fresnes (in the southern suburbs of Paris) by a firing squad for treason.