Vichy government

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

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

The father of Micheline Tinader was among the 76,000 Jews deported from France under the collaborationist Vichy government.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2022

Zemmour, who visits London on Friday, has long championed a version of World War Two history that minimises the guilt of Philippe Pétain, the head of the Vichy government, in the Jewish deportations.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2021

In 1942, Morocco was part of the French North African territories controlled by the Vichy government of Marshal Philippe Pétain.

From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2021

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