Jessica den Hollander
Mr. M. Brandsma
CHC2D
December 13, 2012
On July 16, 1942, the Vichy government ordered that all Jews were to be arrested and sent off to concentration camps. It was the biggest operation of its kind during the German occupation of France in World War II. Despite the misconception that the Germans were basically the main anti-Semites in Europe, the French also showed a large contribution as well through the Vélodrome d’Hiver Roundup in 1942. The French clearly displayed anti-Semitism by rounding the Jews up themselves instead of the Germans, cramming the Jews into the Vélodrome d’Hiver stadium and sending them to horrible concentration camps.
On the morning of July 16, 1942, approximately 9, 000 French police went into action to arrest the …show more content…
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