Pax Prison: a memorial to local Resistance

Historic site and monument
Mansion house

Rue de la gare, 74100 Annemasse

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A memorial to the local Resistance.
Avenue de la Gare was the scene of acts of barbarism, but also of great bravery. This is an opportunity to evoke the history of the local Resistance.
Today, it's a 3* hotel. Not open to the public

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First of all, some context. During the Second World War, Haute-Savoie was the only gateway, or rather exit, to Switzerland from the Vichy government’s Free Zone. In fact, on the border, the Pays de Gex in the Ain was occupied from the moment the Armistice was signed on 20 June 1940. In Annemasse, a new town council was appointed, in support of Marshal Pétain. However, when images of Pétain shaking hands with Hitler at their October 1940 meeting in Montoire were broadcast, there was an outcry...