Who betrayed jean moulin
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Jean Moulin
For 23 years Jean Moulin, born into a republican, radical family in the south of France, served the Republic as a sub-prefect and prefect, except for a stint as Air Minister Pierre Cot's chief of staff during the Popular Front (1936), when, already determined to defend his country against Nazism and Fascism, he was involved in sending covert aid to Republican Spain. At the outbreak of war Moulin unsuccessfully tried to join the Air Force, but interior minister Albert Sarraut had no intention of losing one of his best prefects.
Moulin's first act of resistance took place in Chartres on 17 June 1940-he had been the prefect of Eure-et-Loir since January 1939-when he refused to sign a document drafted by the Germans falsely accusing Senegalese troops in the French Army of massacring civilians. Fearful of breaking under torture, he tried to kill himself. The affair was hushed up but Moulin managed to protect civilians from German atrocities. On 2 November 1940 the Vichy government dismissed the left-leaning, faithful servant of the Republic, who moved to Sain
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Jean Moulin
French Resistance hero (1899–1943)
For the Luxembourgian sprinter, see Jean Moulin (athlete).
Jean Pierre Moulin (French:[ʒɑ̃mulɛ̃]; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and resistant who succeeded in unifying the main networks of the French Resistance in World War II, a unique act in Europe. He served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance from 27 May 1943 until his death less than two months later.[1][2]
A prefect in the Aveyron (1937–1939) and Eure-et-Loir (1939–1940) departments, he is remembered today as one of the main heroes of the French Resistance and for his efforts to unify it under Charles de Gaulle. He was tortured by German officer Klaus Barbie while in Gestapo custody. His death was registered at Metz railway station.[2][3]
Early life
Jean Moulin was born at 6 Rue d'Alsace in Béziers, Hérault, son of Antoine-Émile Moulin and Blanche Élisabeth Pègue. He was the grandson of an insurgent opposing the coup d'état of 2 December 1851. His father was
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Jean Moulin - Alliance Francaise
Jean Moulin: a visitor to 1 Dorset Square
2013 was the 70th anniversary of the death of Jean Moulin, hero of the Résistance, but it was also 70 years since his greatest triumph. On 27 May 1943, the inaugural meeting of the Conseil National de la Résistance took place in occupied Paris, largely thanks to Moulin’s work.
Born in Béziers in 1899, Jean Moulin had grown up wanting to be an artist, but for practical reasons he turned to politics. In 1938 he joined the Aveyron prefecture as France’s youngest prefect. The young man still kept up his artwork throughout his political career, publishing his political caricatures under the pseudonym Romanin. A fine example of his watercolour work can be seen below, a painting of his red-tiled mas in Provence.
When war broke out, Moulin was determined to fight and immediately enlisted, however he was such a trusted administrative figure that he was ordered to return to his post in the Eure-et-Loir. When France was invaded, Moulin stayed in his post and did all he could to assist the refugees flocki
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