ww2 execution of collaborators

[midscot]

Some of these have been posted before but this is the full set maybe. Background is...

Execution Of French Traitors
Execution squad of Maquis, French Resistance fighters shoot 6 Nazi collaborationist Milice or Vichy police that have been tied to posts in front of a factory where 23 patriots were executed by the Germans.

 

[Meatpie]

Good first post, keep it up.

 

[midscot]

Thanks, Meatpie that means a lot. Sorry about the problem with the thumbnails - tried again seems to have worked this time....

 

[gibing]

Frenchmen are sexy in death.

 

[funguy86]

great post, thank you

 

[94elmwood]

poor french guy didnt get to be a old man buried in dirt

 

[94elmwood]

made a bad choice to work with those nasty nazis

 

[Adrian88]

These were taken by LIFE Magazine photographer Carl Mydans. The magazine's website has a slideshow of the pictures complete with Mydans' commentary here.

 

[karl456]

These were taken by LIFE Magazine photographer Carl Mydans. The magazine's website has a slideshow of the pictures complete with Mydans' commentary here.

Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for the link.