Paul Touvier

Paul Touvier
Born
Paul Claude Marie Touvier

(1915-04-03)3 April 1915
Died17 July 1996(1996-07-17) (aged 81)
NationalityFrench
Other namesPaul Berthet
Conviction(s)Crimes against humanity
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment (1994)
Career
Allegiance Vichy France
  • Head of the intelligence department in the Chambéry Milice
Service / branchMilice
Years of service1943–1945
Spouse(s)Monique Berthet (m. 1947-1996; his death)
Children2

Paul Claude Marie Touvier (3 April 1915 – 17 July 1996) was a French Nazi collaborator during World War II in Occupied France. In 1994, he became the first Frenchman ever convicted of crimes against humanity,[1] for his participation in the Holocaust under Vichy France.

  1. ^ "Paul Touvier | French war criminal". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

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