The archive shines new light on a painful period in French history — when the Vichy government collaborated with the Nazis during World War II.

France, for example, does not forget the decadence of her “free” (and freely bought) prewar press, the wartime sins of the Vichy press. Nor has she forgotten the rot in the frame of her prewar ...

Mr. Malhuret, 75, a retired physician and a right-leaning centrist, was the mayor of Vichy for 28 years until 2017. The town in central France is a symbol of the country’s wartime ignominy.

During World War II, the Vichy regime helped Nazi Germany deport 76,000 Jews from France. Robert Siegel talks to Robert Paxton about France opening up police and ministerial archives from the regime.

Join us as we embark on a journey through history, exploring the vital locations that shaped the French Resistance during a tumultuous time. Vichy, France, holds secrets that tell unforgettable ...

Although the thermal spas have long been an attraction, it is was the frequent visits of French Emperor Napoleon III that put Vichy, France, on the map in the second half of the 19th century.

England’s Last War Against France: Fighting Vichy, 1940-1942 Christopher Silvester examines Britain’s battles with Vichy France 31 August 2009 • 11:49pm ...

He had wanted a united France, a conservative, disciplined, strong, industrious, religious French people. But to millions of Frenchmen he had become the symbol of French humiliation, surrender ...

The sixth edition of the Virtus Global Games opened in Vichy, France, on 4 June 2023, featuring some of the world’s top Para athletes as well as medallists from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The ...

France's wartime leader Philippe Petain did not dishonour himself by signing the 1940 armistice that allowed Nazi forces to occupy the north of the country, former far-right leader Jean-Marie Le ...

Former far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen claims in his memoirs that France's wartime leader Philippe Petain did not dishonor himself by signing the 1940 armistice that allowed Nazi forces to ...