Word: petain
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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During the war, Perroy continued his work at the Sorbonne, while doing "odd jobs" for the underground on the side. When the Petain government tried to press French students into forced labor in Germany, Perroy helped spirit them off to the Maquis. His success prompted the Germans into an investigation and Perroy had to "disappear" to Lyons, where he took over direction of all underground activities in that district...