June 1940
Le Figaro reported today that thousands of young men came marching down the Champs d'Elysees in Paris. Their identities and reason for the march are still unknown.
June 1944
Le Figaro has reported that the French village of Oradour sur Glanes has been destroyed by hundreds of young men. The male residents of the town were shot and the women and children put on trains. The perpetrators are as yet unknown as is the motive for the attack.
Minister Pierre Laval announced that the above actions were "unacceptable". He also announced new measures to counter the rising tide of Germanophobia.
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