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The Vél d’Hiv Roundup — The largest roundup of Jews in France, 1942
In two days, the French police arrested over thirteen thousand Jews — children included, whom Vichy had proposed to include. Packed into the Vélodrome d’hiver, Drancy and the Loiret camps, they were deported to Auschwitz; almost none returned. In 1995, France recognized its responsibility. (Editorial synthesis)
The Vél d’Hiv Roundup began on 16 July 1942. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Vél d’Hiv Roundup ended on 17 July 1942. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Vél d’Hiv Roundup took place in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The Vél d’Hiv Roundup ended in 13,152 people arrested by French police, including 4,115 children — none of the children returned. (source: Larousse)
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