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France under Nazi occupation

21/06/2012 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, France under Nazi occupation

A Frenchwoman remembers life under Nazi occupation during the Second World War.

In June 1940, France surrendered to Nazi Germany, leading to four years of occupation and the rule of a puppet government led by Marshal Petain.

Henriette Dodd lived through the occupation and shares her memories with Witness.

PHOTO: Marshal Petain (second left) with the Nazi leader Hermann Goering. (AFP)

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