This episode of the 31000 and 45000 is about Rene Cronier.
Rene Cronier fought during the second World War. It was brief, France lost spectacularly quickly. There are many reasons why the French army lost against the German army, but for many, the communists were to blame. They didn't fight as hard as they should have, otherwise the French would have won.
In a country now switching sides and collaborating openly with the occupier, its citizen were torn. Were they supposed to follow the new laws, accept this new situation? Would they accept to give their own prisoners to the occupier?
Friendships found themselves at crossroads, this was the case with Rene Cronier and his happy hour drinks friends.
