Lex Anteinternet: Saturday, June 5, 1943. Vichy lays an egg.

Monday, June 5, 2023

Saturday, June 5, 1943. Vichy lays an egg.

Pierre Laval told Frenchmen in a radio address to German occupied Vichy that an additional 200,000 Frenchmen would be needed to be sent to occupied Germany for war production, as the moral authority of Vichy rapidly evaporated.

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Staff Sergeant Murphy McIntosh (Muscogee) about to embark for overseas service, on June 4, 1943.

Note the stencilled rank insignia on his helmet, and on at least one other NCO's. I've read it claimed that never occurred. Clearly it did. Note also that these troops are embarking, to be shippied overseas, dressed as for combat. And also, soldier on the left in the background has a M1903 Springfield.

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Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

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