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Petain Body Returned To Island Tomb
A military plane delivered the flag draped coffin of Marshal Philippe Petain back to his Verdun era tomb on the Atlantic island. The return, amid rightist protests, risks shifting National Assembly support in next month’s elections while police detain several suspected plotters including ultrarightist candidate Massol.
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Douaumont
Verdun
Herbert Massol
Assembly
Francois Roux de Cassan
Petain
Vichy
Jacques Isorni
Georges Pompidou