Jean Luchaire
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Jean Luchaire was a French journalist and politician who founded the weekly Notre Temps in 1927 and the Collaborationist evening daily Les Nouveaux Temps in 1940. Luchaire supported the Vichy regime's Révolution nationale
.
Born in Siena
, Italy, he was a grand nephew of historian Achille Luchaire
. In 1927 he founded the weekly Notre Temps, which supported Aristide Briand
's pacifist policies. The newspaper had as main collaborators Bertrand de Jouvenel
, André Weil-Curiel, Jacques Chabannes, Pierre Brossolette
and Pierre Mendès France.
Jean Luchaire first met with Otto Abetz
, who would become Nazi Germany
's ambassador in Paris during World War II
, in 1930. He became the President of the Association de la presse parisienne (Association of the Parisian Press) in 1941 and presided the Corporation nationale de la presse française (National Corporation of French Press).
In 1944 Luchaire called on the Germans to "exterminate" the French Resistance
. He was Minister of Interior in the shadowy Vichy government-in-exile, set up by the Germans in Sigmaringen
in 1944-5. He fled to Italy in 1945 but was arrested and returned to France, where he was tried and executed.
Corinne Luchaire
was his daughter and a film actress. In 1945 she was sentenced to ten years of dégradation nationale
. She died of tuberculosis soon after.
Révolution nationale
The Révolution nationale was the official ideological name under which the Vichy regime established by Marshal Philippe Pétain in July 1940 presented its program...
.
Born in Siena
Siena
Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
, Italy, he was a grand nephew of historian Achille Luchaire
Denis Jean Achille Luchaire
Denis Jean Achille Luchaire , French historian, was born in Paris.In 1879 he became a professor at Bordeaux and in 1889 professor of mediaeval history at the Sorbonne; in 1895 he became a member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques, where he obtained the Jean Reynaud prize just before...
. In 1927 he founded the weekly Notre Temps, which supported Aristide Briand
Aristide Briand
Aristide Briand was a French statesman who served eleven terms as Prime Minister of France during the French Third Republic and received the 1926 Nobel Peace Prize.- Early life :...
's pacifist policies. The newspaper had as main collaborators Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins, usually known only as Bertrand de Jouvenel was a French philosopher, political economist, and futurist.-Life:...
, André Weil-Curiel, Jacques Chabannes, Pierre Brossolette
Pierre Brossolette
Pierre Brossolette was a French journalist, left-wing politician, a top leader and major hero of French Resistance.-Education and journalism:...
and Pierre Mendès France.
Jean Luchaire first met with Otto Abetz
Otto Abetz
Dr. Heinrich Otto Abetz was the German ambassador to Vichy France during World War II.-Early years:Abetz was born in Schwetzingen on May 26, 1903. He was the son of an estate manager, who died when Otto was only 13...
, who would become Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
's ambassador in Paris during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in 1930. He became the President of the Association de la presse parisienne (Association of the Parisian Press) in 1941 and presided the Corporation nationale de la presse française (National Corporation of French Press).
In 1944 Luchaire called on the Germans to "exterminate" the French Resistance
French Resistance
The French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
. He was Minister of Interior in the shadowy Vichy government-in-exile, set up by the Germans in Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district....
in 1944-5. He fled to Italy in 1945 but was arrested and returned to France, where he was tried and executed.
Corinne Luchaire
Corinne Luchaire
Corinne Luchaire was a French film actress who was a star of French cinema on the eve of Second World War. Her association with the German occupation led her to be sentenced to "national indignity" after the war, and after writing an autobiography she died from tuberculosis aged only...
was his daughter and a film actress. In 1945 she was sentenced to ten years of dégradation nationale
Dégradation nationale
The dégradation nationale was a sentence introduced in France after the Liberation. It was applied during the épuration légale which followed the fall of the Vichy regime....
. She died of tuberculosis soon after.