French woman remembers life during Nazi occupation as France marks 80th anniversary of the end of WWII
As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, survivors of World War II reflected on painful memories of fear, deprivation and persecution shaped by the German occupation of the country. Among those caught in the chaos was 15 year-old Geneviève Perrier, who like millions of others fled with her mother to escape the advancing German troops. (AP Video: Nicolas Garriga, Production: Sylvie Corbet)
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