François de La Rocque

French Social Party, Far right leagues, Croix-de-Feu, Gaullism, Hubert Lyautey
Herausgegeben:Toll, Aaron Philippe

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. François de La Rocque (6 October 1885, Lorient, Morbihan 28 April 1946) was leader of the French right-wing league named the Croix de Feu from 1930 1936, before forming the more moderate Parti Social Français (1936 1940), seen as a precursor of Gaullism.François de La Rocque was born on 6 October 1885 in Lorient, Brittany, the third son to a family from Haute-Auvergne. His parents were General Raymond de La Rocque, commander of the artillery on the Lorient Naval Base, and Anne Sollier.He entered Saint Cyr Military Academy in 1905, the class of "Promotion la Dernière du Vieux Bahut", and graduated in 1907. He was posted to Algeria and the edge of Sahara, and the in 1912 to Lunéville. The next year he was called to Morocco by General Lyautey, despite the outbreak of World War I he remained there until 1916 as officer of indigenes affaires when he was gravely wounded and repatriated to France. Meanwhile his older brother Raymond, a Major in the army, had been killed in action during 1915. Despite this he volunteered to fight on the Western Front and was sent to the trenches of Somme to command a battalion.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Ceed Publishing
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 68
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786138170037
• ISBN-10: 6138170032
• Artikelnr.: 34714600