Collaborationism is with enemy against one's . Legally, it may be considered as a form of .^[] Collaborationism may be associated with deeds in the service of the occupying , which may include with the occupying power in , , , and or participation in a .

[] Etymology

The term collaborate dates from 1871, and is a back-formation from collaborator (1802), from the French collaborateur as used during the against trading with and assisting in the escape of , and is itself derived from the Latin collaboratus, ofcollaborare "work with", from com- "with" + labore "to work." The meaning of "traitorous cooperation with the enemy" dates from 1940, originally in reference to the of France and those who cooperated with or helped the , following the French defeat in the .

[] World War II

[] German-occupied zones

[] France

In France, a distinction emerged between the collaborateur and the collaborationniste. The latter expression is mainly used to describe individuals enrolled in pseudo-Nazi parties, often based in Paris, who had an overwhelming belief in or were simply anti-communists. Collaborateurs on the other hand, could engage in collaboration for a number of more pragmatic reasons, such as preventing infrastructure damage for use by the occupation forces or personal ambition, and were not necessarily believers in fascism per se. Arch-collaborators like or are thus distinct from collaborationists.

Recent research by the British historian, , has shown that French authorities did not wait until to begin pursuing collaborationists. The , itself heavily engaged in collaboration, arrested around 2000 individuals on charges of passing information to the Germans. Their reasons for doing so was to centralise collaboration to ensure that the state maintained a monopoly in Franco-German relations and to defend sovereignty so that they could negotiate from a position of strength. It was among the many compromises that the government engaged along the way.Moncler Jakker

 Low countries

The collaborators in Belgium were chiefly Walloons organized into the Rexist movement. There was an active collaboration movement in the Netherlands.Discount Moncler Jakker 

 Norway

(1887–1945), a senior officer in the Norwegian Army and former , served the Nazis as prime minister. He gave his name to the high profile government collaborator.

 Greece

After the invasion of Greece, a Nazi-held government was put in place. All three prime ministers, (, and ), cooperated with the Axis authorities. Small but active Greek National-Socialist parties, like the , or openly anti-semitic organisations, like the , helped German authorities fight the , and identify and Greek Jews.

[] Yugoslavia

(1880–1946) was a Slovene general who collaborated as he took control of the semi-independent region of the Italian-occupied southern Slovenia known as the , which came under German control in 1943.Moncler Online

 Celebrities

High-profile collaborators included Dutch actor or English radio-personality .Postwar Europe

-occupied saw institutions and individuals collaborating with occupying Soviet forces until the Soviet-backed regimes in their countries collapsed in 1989 and 1990.

More recent examples of collaboration, according to some, have included institutions and individuals in who collaborated with the until 1989 and individuals in and Afghanistan today who continue to work with American forces.

 Among Palestinians

In society, collaboration with is viewed as a serious offence and social stain. Suspects have even on occasion been killed:. In addition, during the period of 2007-2009, around 30 Palestinians have been sentenced to death in court on collaboration-related charges, although the sentences have not been carried out.Moncler ned Frakker Kvinder

In June 2009, Raed Sualha, a 15-year-old Palestinian boy, was brutally tortured and hanged by his family because they suspected him of collaborating with Israel. Palestinian authorities launched an investigation into the case and arrested the perpetrators. Police said it was unlikely that such a young boy would have been recruited as an informer.Kb Moncler