“With respect to collaborationism in France during the Second World War, while prominent collaborators such as Pierre Laval and Marshall Henri Petain were tried and convicted of treason, many others who worked with the Germans were neither tried nor punished. The reason was that many of these people had necessary skills and if they were barred from participating in the country's economy and society, France would not have been able to function.” True or False

“With respect to collaborationism in France during the Second World War, while prominent collaborators such as Pierre Laval and Marshall Henri Petain were tried and convicted of treason, many others who worked with the Germans were neither tried nor punished. The reason was that many of these people had necessary skills and if they were barred from participating in the country's economy and society, France would not have been able to function.” True or False