Trying Nazi Crimes in Postwar France: the 1987 Trial of Klaus Barbie for Crimes Against Humanity

Name: Trying Nazi Crimes in Postwar France: the 1987 Trial of Klaus Barbie for Crimes Against Humanity
Uploaded: 2022-10-13
Duration: 55 min 26 s
Description: Klaus Barbie, known as the “Butcher of Lyon” served as chief of the Nazi Gestapo in Lyon in occupied France from 1942 until 1944. He was responsible for the torture, murder, and deportation of thousands of Jews and Resistance fighters alike.

Bush School of Government & Public Service

Klaus Barbie, known as the “Butcher of Lyon” served as chief of the Nazi Gestapo in Lyon in occupied France from 1942 until 1944. He was responsible for the torture, murder, and deportation of thousands of Jews and Resistance fighters alike.