France’s complex picture of collaborating with and combating Nazis | Letters

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Some French young people collaborated with Nazis while others fought in the Resistance — This highlights the complex moral choices faced by individuals during WWII.
Local administrators carried out Nazi commands despite potential risks to their reputation or life — Reveals the extent of collaboration at local levels, challenging simplistic narratives.
More nuanced portrayals may emerge in upcoming films about WWII in France.

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France’s complex picture of collaborating with and combating Nazis | Letters

Some young French joined the armed Milice, who worked with the occupiers, and other fought in the Resistance, says Michael Rosen. And Anthony Lodge writes on Charles de GaulleYou editorial (The Guardian view on French cinema’s De Gaulle moment: present anxieties inform a new focus on the past, 5...

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