Eugène Bridoux

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Eugène Bridoux
BornJune 24, 1888
Doulon (now Nantes), Loire-Atlantique, France
Died1955
Madrid, Spain
Alma materÉcole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
OccupationGeneral

Eugène Bridoux (1888-1955) 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[]

Eugène Bridoux was born on June 24, 1888 in Doulon, now a suburb of Nantes, France.[1] He graduated from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.[1]

Career[]

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 Spain, under Francisco Franco.[3] He was sentenced to the death penalty in absentia and dégradation nationale on December 18, 1948.[1]

Death[]

Bridoux died in 1955 in Madrid, Spain.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Eugène Bridoux (1888-1955)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Laval Names Cabinet With Pro-Axis Aim". Alton Evening Telegraph. Alton, Illinois. April 18, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved August 11, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Eugène Bridoux". Larousse. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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