Lecture by Fabien Lostec, Doctor of History, teacher and lecturer at Rennes 2 University
Women sentenced to death during the Liberation
Contrary to a persistent legend, not all women collaborators were pardoned by the purge courts at the end of the Second World War.
The death penalty was imposed on 651 of them, 46 of whom were eventually executed. Who were these women sentenced to death?
Who were they, how did they collaborate, how did they live their purge and by whom were they judged?
Fabien Lostec shows us that beyond the image of the sentimental collaborator, they were resolutely committed to serving the enemy, committed violent acts and torture, and provoked deportations and assassinations. This national overview will be complemented by the presentation of a more specific research project
on the purging of women in Loire-Inférieure.
Free admission,|
Contrary to a persistent legend, not all women collaborators were pardoned by the purge courts at the end of the Second World War.
The death penalty was imposed on 651 of them, 46 of whom were eventually executed. Who were these women sentenced to death?
Who were they, how did they collaborate, how did they live their purge and by whom were they judged?
Fabien Lostec shows us that beyond the image of the sentimental collaborator, they were resolutely committed to serving the enemy, committed violent acts and torture, and provoked deportations and assassinations. This national overview will be complemented by the presentation of a more specific research project
on the purging of women in Loire-Inférieure.
Free admission,|