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Joseph Darnand

1897 - 1945

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Joseph Darnand (19 March 1897 – 10 October 1945) was a French far-right political figure, Nazi collaborator and convicted war criminal during the Second World War. A decorated veteran of the First World War and the Battle of France in 1940, he later pledged allegiance to Nazi Germany, joining the Waffen-SS on 8 August 1943. Darnand was the de facto leader of the Milice française, a fascist paramilitary organisation established under the Vichy regime to combat the French Resistance, persecute Jews, and enforce forced labour drafts. On 1 January 1944, at the request of the German authorities, he was appointed Secretary General for Law and Order, before becoming Secretary of State for the Interior on 14 June 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Darnand is the 8,967th most popular politician (down from 7,594th in 2019), the 2,578th most popular biography from France (down from 2,231st in 2019) and the 610th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joseph Darnand ranks 8,967 out of 19,576. Before him are Hery Rajaonarimampianina, Cynane, Kara Davud Pasha, Douglas Hyde, Louis Lachenal, and Gottfried van Swieten. After him are Géraud Duroc, Anna, Ubol Ratana, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato, Ulpia Severina, and José Batlle y Ordóñez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Joseph Darnand ranks 126. Before him are Michael Lippert, Edmund Heines, Dirk Stikker, Peter Högl, J. P. Guilford, and Manlio Brosio. After him are Nisargadatta Maharaj, Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, Eric Knight, Elisabeth Bergner, Bulbul, and Georgy Shpagin. Among people deceased in 1945, Joseph Darnand ranks 166. Before him are Peter Högl, Gustav Cassel, Bertram Ramsay, Fritz Klingenberg, Achille Starace, and Kitaro Nishida. After him are Helmuth James von Moltke, Paul Giesler, Ludwig Müller, Richard Thomalla, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, and Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley.

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In France

Among people born in France, Joseph Darnand ranks 2,578 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Eustache (1938), Philippe de La Hire (1640), Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), George Cœdès (1886), Tino Rossi (1907), and Louis Lachenal (1921). After him are Géraud Duroc (1772), Odo II, Count of Blois (983), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), and Guillaume Cale (1350).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Joseph Darnand ranks 610. Before him are Élisabeth Borne (1961), Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Count of Maurepas (1701), Émile Combes (1835), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), Georges d'Amboise (1460), and Louis Lachenal (1921). After him are Géraud Duroc (1772), Étienne de Silhouette (1709), Margaret of Bourbon (1438), Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727), Pōmare IV (1813), and Jenny Longuet (1844).

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