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Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Artist: Pierre Falke

Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Jean Louis Xavier Francois Darlan (1881-1942) commanded the French naval forces early in World War II. After France surrendered to Germany, Darlan served as vice premier in the pro-German Vichy regime. In November 1942 he was captured, and ordered a cease-fire after negotiations with Allied forces. He was appointed high commissioner of French North Africa, but his leadership was repudiated by Charles de Gaulle's partisans. Darlan was assassinated in late December.
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Title:
Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Artist: Pierre Falke
Caption:
Admiral Francois Darlan, Commander of the French Navy, 1940. Jean Louis Xavier Francois Darlan (1881-1942) commanded the French naval forces early in World War II. After France surrendered to Germany, Darlan served as vice premier in the pro-German Vichy regime. In November 1942 he was captured, and ordered a cease-fire after negotiations with Allied forces. He was appointed high commissioner of French North Africa, but his leadership was repudiated by Charles de Gaulle's partisans. Darlan was assassinated in late December.
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3476 x 5031 px | 50.0 MB
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29.4 x 42.6 cm | 11.6 x 16.8 in (300 dpi)
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1900S 1940S 1990S 20TH CENTURY 90S AD ADMIRAL DARLAN ADMIRAL ADMIRALTY ADVERT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISING ALONE ANCHOR ANIMAL AQUATIC LIFE BANNER BIRD BIRDS BOAT BOATS CENTURY CIVIL SERVANT CLOTHES CLOTHING COLOR COLOUR CONCEPT COUNTRY COURAGE COURAGEOUS DARLAN DAY DECADE DISCIPLINE DRESS FALKE FLAG FLAGS FLEET FORTIES FRANCE FRANÇOIS DARLAN FRANÇOIS FRENCH GARMENT GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURE GEOGRAPHY GULL GUY HONOR HONOUR HUNDRED YEARS WAR JEAN LOUIS XAVIER FRANCOIS JOB LINER LOCATION MALE MAN MARINE MARITIME MARKETING MEN NAVAL WARFARE NAVY NINETIES NINETIES, THE NINETY DECADE OCCUPATION OCEAN OFFICER OFFICERS OFFICIAL PENNANT PEOPLE PIERRE FALKE PIERRE PORTRAIT POSTER POTRAIT PRIDE PROFESSION PROPAGANDA PUBLICITY SEA BATTLE SEA SEAGULL SEAS SEASHELL SERIOUS SHELL SHIP SHIPS SOLEMN STANDARD SUBMARINE TEXT TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION U-BOAT UNIFORM VALOUR VESSEL WAR WARFARE WARS WATER TRANSPORT WATER WATERBIRD WATERFOWL WILD