Canadian mountain no longer named for Nazi collaborator thanks …
WEBJul 5, 2022 · Canadian mountain no longer named for Nazi collaborator thanks to father and son. B.C.-Alberta border mountain was named for Philippe Pétain, a French marshal convicted of treason. CBC...
Mount Pétain - Wikipedia
WEBThe name was retained despite the later reversal in Pétain's reputation after his having been Head of State of Vichy France and being partly responsible for the murder of 76,000 Jews. Besides the mountain several other geographical points were named for Pétain.
Disclosed: the zealous way Marshal Pétain enforced Nazi anti …
WEBOct 3, 2010 · Disclosed: the zealous way Marshal Pétain enforced Nazi anti-Semitic laws. Vichy leader carried Nazi directives to harsh extremes against French Jews revealed in unearthed memo, historian...
Memorials in Canada to Nazis and Nazi collaborators - Wikipedia
WEBMount Pétain. Langsdorff Drive & Graf Spee Crescent. Philipp Lenard Street. See also. References. External links. Memorials in Canada to Nazis and Nazi collaborators. Canada has several monuments and memorials that to varying degrees commemorate people and groups accused of collaboration with Nazi forces.
President Macron's Petain Nazi collaborator remark creates row
WEB7 November 2018. AFP/Getty Images. Philippe Pétain was regarded by many in France as a national hero for his role in World War One. French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to justify paying...
Nazi collaborator monuments in Canada - The Forward
WEBJan 27, 2021 · Border of Alberta and British Columbia and Nova Scotia — Mount Pétain in the Canadian Rockies, named after French collaborator Philippe Pétain (1856–1951) who led the Vichy Regime which...
Philippe Pétain - Wikipedia
WEBAfter Germany and Italy occupied all of France in November 1942, Pétain's government worked closely with the Nazi German military administration. After the war, Pétain was tried and convicted for treason .
Five things to know about Marshal Philippe Pétain - The Local
WEBNov 7, 2018 · Marshal Pétain who is predominantly known for being a Nazi-collaborator during World War Two is set to be honored by France for his role as a "great soldier" in WWI. Here are five things to...
Nazi collaborator Petain's name removed from Alberta-B.C. peak ...
WEBThe letter said dropping Petain’s name found agreement with a host of outdoor groups, including Avalanche Canada, the B.C. Mountaineering Club, the Alpine Club of Canada and several First...
‘Glorious’ Hero or ‘Deplorable’ Traitor? Pétain’s Legacy Haunts …
WEBSep 10, 2022 · The person lying beneath the white stone slab they had come to see is the subject of many similar arguments across France: Philippe Pétain, who led the French Army to victory in World War I but...
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