After France was liberated from German occupation, many within the country borrowed Nazi tactics to publicly shame women
When Liberation Meant Demonization: France’s “Ugly Carnivals” After France was liberated from German occupation, many within the country borrowed Nazi tactics to publicly shame women French woman accused of sleeping with Germans during the occupation has her head shaved by vindictive neighbors in village near Marseilles. Two female French collaborators, Chartres, France, 1944 Original caption: Collaborators rounded up in Chartres, France. After the liberation of the Cathedral town of Chartres, patriots rounded up women who had collaborated with the Nazis. A group of the women are shown after they had had their heads shaved as punishment for their crimes. One of the women carries her baby, whose father is a German, as they are led back to their homes, while the population loudly jeered as they passed by. From 1940 to 1944, Nazi Germany occupied northern and western parts of France, in what to this day remains a source of deep humiliation for the country. Moments after France was lib...