Chief of State of Vichy France Pétain arrested 70 years ago this hour (Apr 26 1945)


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(Thursday, April 26, 1945, 8:00 p.m. CEST; during World War II) — Marshal Henri Philippe Petain, the head of France’s Vichy government during World War II, was arrested tonight when he returned to French territory after crossing the Swiss frontier at La Ferriere sous Joigne.