Vichyite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Vichyite
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In shrill Martinique accents they sang the Marseillaise, cheered the new High Commissioner sent by the French Committee of Liberation, Henri-Etienne Hoppenot, and cursed the departing ruler, Vichyite Admiral Georges Robert.
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Coulet promptly fired the incumbent Vichyite subprefect, whom the British had instructed to stay on the job, and replaced him with a Resistance fighter.
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Set in Southern France during the summer of 1944, The Victors treats of a few captured members of the Resistance and of their Vichyite captors.
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He was on trial for treason against France, the first high Vichyite brought to bar for trafficking with Germany.
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They pointed out that Rochet was a cousin of Pierre Pucheu, the first high Vichyite officially condemned and shot for treason.
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