A leading U.S. historian of Vichy France has testified that the regime eagerly helped the Nazis during World War II. Robert Paxton made his remarks at the trial of Maurice Papon, who is accused of ordering the arrest of 1,560 Jews while an official in the Vichy government. The trial has led to a public scrutiny of France’s actions during the Holocaust.
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