Saturday, January 6, 2018

Pencil sketch of a Nazi by Dr KmPrabhakar Rao


PAUL TOUVIER. NAZI COLLABORATORImage may contain: 1 person

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Dr K Prabhakar Rao said...

He was a nazi collaborator in occupied France during WW II. he was the regional head of Mallice in France.After the liberation of France by the Allied forces, Touvier went into hiding; he escaped the summary execution suffered by many suspected collaborators. On September 10, 1946, the government sentenced him to death in absentia for treason and collusion with the Nazis. In 1947, he was arrested for armed robbery in Paris, but escaped. in 1989 he was arrested again.In addition to being charged with the murders at Rillieux-la-Pape, Touvier was alleged to have played an important role in the execution of Victor Basch, a prominent human rights leader, and his wife. He was also accused of having directed the deportations of other Jews. During the two years following Touvier's arrest, the French media reported 20 additional allegations against him. he was sentenced to life term. By the court in 94 and appeal was rejected in 1995.On July 17, 1996, Paul Touvier died of prostate cancer at the age of 81 in Fresnes prison, near Paris. A Tridentine Requiem Mass was offered for the repose of his soul by Father Philippe Laguérie at St Nicolas du Chardonnet, the Society of St. Pius X chapel, in Paris.