Henri Lafont

Henri Lafont (front row, left) during the 1944 trial that condemned him to death.

Henri Lafont, real name Henri Chamberlin (22 April 1902 in Paris – 26 December 1944 in Arcueil) was the head of the French Gestapo during the German occupation in World War II.

He was executed by firing squad on Boxing Day, 1944.

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