№1-2022-04
№1-2022-04
DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2022-06-01-49-57
Vivatenko S.V., Sivolap T.E., Laricheva O.A.
FRANCOIS MITTERRAND IN THE YEARS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR – FROM PETAIN TO DE GAULLE
The article deals with the issue of Francois Mitterrand’s activities during the Second World War. In June 1940, near Verden, he was also wounded and, while undergoing treatment in a military hospital, was taken prisoner by the Germans, was sent to a prisoner of war camp near Schwalmstadt, where he made several attempts to escape. One of the attempts, in December 1941, was successful. From January 1942, Mitterrand began working for the Vichy regime, in the propaganda department of the Legion of French Fighters and Volunteers of the National Revolution, later in the Commissariat for the Integration of Prisoners of War into Peaceful Life. He turned out to be quite loyal and moderate Vichy. Marshal Pétain awarded Francois Mitterrand the Order of Francis for his service to France and its people. In 1943, Mitterrand joined the secret Army Resistance Organization, which united former French soldiers who decided to actively resist the occupiers of France, but initially rejected de Gaulle. François Mitterrand participated in the liberation of Paris in August 1944. From the very beginning of the uprising in Paris, Mitterrand held the vacant post of general secretary for prisoners of war. The Second World War becomes for Mitterrand the cornerstone of his future political development. The purpose of the article is to reveal the features of the political career of Francois Mitterrand. His presidency is one of the longest in French history. The article attempts to characterize scientific research and documentary materials on the biography of Francois Mitterrand during the war.
Keywords: war, army, arrest, prisoners of war, politics, resistance movement, president
St. Petersburg State Institute of Cinema and Television (Russia)
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