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'Croix de Feu' attempts to take France by storm in 1934
This March of Time newsreel describes the organizing of the Croix de Feu, "Crosses of Fire," and the events of February 6th, 1934 in Paris, an attempted fascist coup against the democratic government of France. Listen to episode 1 of Rachel Maddow presents: Déjà News for the full story.