Vichy government

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1. The government of France after Germany defeated and occupied it at the beginning of World War II (see fall of France); Vichy, the capital, is a small city in central France. The Vichy government was essentially a puppet of the Germans.

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Vichy government

The south was managed by France’s Vichy government, which collaborated with the Nazis.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

“Changing a name does not change the roots,” she said, adding when asked, “yes, also an inheritor of Petain,” referring to Marshall Philippe Petain, who headed the collaborationist Vichy government in WWII.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2023

Anxious to limit immigration and maintain good relations with the Vichy government, the U.S.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023

Among them were suspected collaborators; German soldiers masquerading as French civilians; officials of France’s pro-Nazi Vichy government; and ordinary citizens.

From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2022

There, the Vichy government rapidly set up a distinctly French fascist state, complete with concentration camps, anti-Semitic laws, and a state of war with Britain.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020