Direction générale des études et recherches
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The Direction générale des études et recherches (English
: General Directorate for Studies and Research, DGER), was a division of the Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action
(BCRA), the intelligence agency of the Free French Forces
, Charles de Gaulle
's French government-in-exile in London
. It was created in 1944, and Jacques Soustelle
was the first director, from 6 November 1944 to 18 April 1945, followed by André Dewavrin
until April 1946, when the DGER became the Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage
(SDECE).
English language
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: General Directorate for Studies and Research, DGER), was a division of the Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action
Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action
The Bureau Central de Renseignements et d'Action , commonly referred as the BCRA was the World War II-era forerunner of the SDECE, the French intelligence service...
(BCRA), the intelligence agency of the Free French Forces
Free French Forces
The Free French Forces were French partisans in World War II who decided to continue fighting against the forces of the Axis powers after the surrender of France and subsequent German occupation and, in the case of Vichy France, collaboration with the Germans.-Definition:In many sources, Free...
, Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
's French government-in-exile in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was created in 1944, and Jacques Soustelle
Jacques Soustelle
Jacques Soustelle was an important and early figure of the Free French Forces and an anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian civilizations. He became vice-director of the Musée de l'Homme in Paris in 1938. He was elected to the Académie française in 1983.- Biography :Jacques Soustelle was...
was the first director, from 6 November 1944 to 18 April 1945, followed by André Dewavrin
André Dewavrin
Andre Dewavrin was a French officer who served with Free French Forces intelligence services during World War II.He was born in Paris, the son of a businessman...
until April 1946, when the DGER became the Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage
Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage
The Service de Documentation Extérieure et de Contre-Espionnage was France's external intelligence agency from 6 November 1944 to 2 April 1982 when it was replaced by the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure...
(SDECE).