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On Thurs. 12 Dec 1940 Philippe P_tain received an invitation from Adolf.....

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Philippe P_tain received an invitation from Adolf Hitler to attend the ceremony in which Napoleon II's remains were to be returned from Austria to the Les Invalides cemetery in Paris, France.

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