René Le Hir, Reun an Hir in Breton, (1920, Plougastel, Finistère

Finistère

Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...

 - 1999) was a Breton nationalist.

Breton nationalist

Le Hir participated in Skol Ober, correcting students' homework. He also taught Breton

Breton language

Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...

 in Brest

Brest, France

Brest is a city in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France. Located in a sheltered position not far from the western tip of the Breton peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon...

. He was county chair for the Parti National Breton in Landerneau

Landerneau

Landerneau is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.It lies at the mouth of the Elorn River which divides the Breton provinces of Cornouaille and Léon, east of Brest...

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Collaboration

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...

, Le Hir was a member of the militia working with the Germans against 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 a member of the Kommando de Landerneau, "German group charged with the repression of all attepting to go against the surety of the army." He participated in the torture and the execution of many members of the Reisistance.

After war

He was maintained in jail several years due to his collaboration with Nazis. After he was released, he lived in Africa where he worked as technician. He returned to France to work for a ferries company.