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Salle 6 - Exécution d’otages
August–October 1941
An attempt to sabotage the Paris-Bastille-Verneuil l’Etang railroad line using explosives, targeting the transport of equipment intended for the occupying army.
Photo, Oct. 21, 1941 © Paris Prefectural Police Archives_YA 28 (DR)
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6.1 Anti-German attacks. Roundup in the 11th arrondissement of Paris
Period
1941
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