Beyond the Cheers: France’s Wild Purge and the Scars of Liberation
The summer of 1944 brought an intoxicating wave of liberation to France, as Allied forces swept away years of Nazi occupation. Streets erupted in joyous celebration, a nation finally breathing the air of freedom. Yet, beneath this euphoria simmered a potent brew of anger and a desperate need for retribution, giving rise to the brutal phenomenon known as the “Wild Purge” or “Épuration sauvage.”
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