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Just days after Paris was famously liberated from German control in 1944, LIFE photographer Carl Mydans and correspondent John Osborne were eyewitnesses to a grisly affair in the foothills of the French Alps.
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On September 2, a group of Resistance fighters gathered near the town of Grenoble to execute a half-dozen Nazi collaborators who had worked for the Milice — the despised Vichy police. The photos and commentary that ran were simultaneously poignant and terrifying.
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| “They looked so young, wretched, unshaven, yet at the same time evil in their dirt and misery,” Osborne recalled of the six doomed men. |
| “The first five bodies, looking north from where I stood, seemed to fall slowly, slowly, slowly in dreadful unison,” Osborne wrote. |
September 5, 2010
Posted by dmacc502 |
Uncategorized | carl mydans, chilling images from life, french alps, john osborne, photos |
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Hi, I’m Denise a happily married mother of two daughters away at college. I am fortunate not to have to work away from my home, so I keep busy with various hobbies during my day. One of those is reading and watching several news sources. I love history and the news. Many items you will see here are articles or photos worthy of a second look. Thanks.
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