Eugène Bridoux
Eugène Bridoux | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 June 1888 Doulon (now Nantes), Loire-Atlantique, France |
| Died | 6 June 1955 Madrid, Spain |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
| Occupation | General |
Eugène Bridoux (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn bʁidu]; June 24 1888 – 6 June 1955) was a French general. He served as Secretary of State for War, later Secretary of State for Defence, under Vichy France during World War II.
Early life[edit]
Eugène Bridoux was born on 24 June 1888 in Doulon, now a suburb of Nantes, France.[1] He graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.[1]
Career[edit]
Bridoux served as Secretary of State for War from 1942 to 1943,[2] and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1943 to 1944, under Prime Minister Pierre Laval during Vichy France.[1] He fled to the Sigmaringen enclave in 1944, and he was arrested by the United States Army in 1945.[3] He was jailed at the Val-de-Grâce, but he escaped in 1947, settling in Francoist Spain.[3] He was sentenced to the death penalty in absentia and dégradation nationale on 18 December 1948.[1]
Death[edit]
Bridoux died in 1955 in Madrid, Spain.[1][3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Eugène Bridoux (1888-1955)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
- ^ "Laval Names Cabinet With Pro-Axis Aim". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. April 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Eugène Bridoux". Larousse. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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