 Following the prohibition of the French Communist Party (PCF) by the government of Édouard Daladier, they were used to detain communist political prisoners.The Third Republic also interned German anti-Nazis (mostly members of the Communist Party of Germany, KPD).Then, after the 10 July 1940 vote of full powers to Marshal Philippe Pétain and the proclamation of the " État français" (Vichy regime), these camps were used to intern Jews, Gypsies, and various political prisoners (anti-fascists from all countries).