Francois de la Rocque, veteran French fascist and anti-Semite, who headed the Croix de Feu, one of the strongest fascist groups in France, has been assassinated, it was announced last night by the Vichy radio. De la Rocque was a leader of anti-Semitic activity in France long before the German occupation.
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