Paul Touvier
Paul Touvier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Claude Marie Touvier 3 April 1915 |
| Died | 17 July 1996 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Paul Berthet |
| Conviction | Crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment (1994) |
| Career | |
| Allegiance | Vichy France
|
| Branch | Milice |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Spouse(s) | Monique Berthet (m. 1947–1996; his death) |
| Children | 2 |
Paul Claude Marie Touvier (French pronunciation: [pɔl tuvje]; 3 April 1915 – 17 July 1996) was a French Nazi collaborator and war criminal during World War II in Occupied France. In 1994, he became the first Frenchman ever convicted of crimes against humanity, for his participation in the Holocaust under Vichy France.