Roger Carcassonne
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Roger Carcassonne-Leduc (12 January 1911 in Marnia – 10 December 1991 in Paris
), was a member of the French Resistance
.
A French industrialist in Oran
, he served as a second lieutenant with the 8th Regiment. Sent to Tunisia
, at the time of the armistice he appeared in front of the military justice for having posted and distributed the texts of the call of June 18 from General Charles de Gaulle
.
He then organized, with the help of his brother Pierre and some friends, including Captain Louis Jobelot, a group which was devoted to producing discrete propaganda and tried to gather everyone possible.
In March 1941, in Oran, Captain Jobelot introduced Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie
to him, an officer at the Second Bureau of the Armistice Army, with whom he immediately sympathized. After some interviews, the two men decided to create a movement, and intended to gather all those who wanted to take combat against the Germans.
In August 1941, in Algiers
, Carcassonne met his cousin José Aboulker
, a medical student, who had also begun resistance from September 1940. The two men decided to keep up to date with their activities, however without federating their respective organizations.
Carcassonne in Oran, under the pseudonym of Leduc, and Aboulker in Algiers, continued their activities which were centred on the construction of armed groups and military and civilian information centres. But they excluded any activity from propaganda, little effect and likely to draw on them the attention of the services of repression.
In 1942, Carcassonne sent his/her brother in Algiers to put Jose Aboulker in relation to Henri d' Astier of Vigerie. In addition, it dealt with all the expenses of the group of Oran and also financed the organization for all North Africa, with the detriment of the interests of its company.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), was a member of 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...
.
A French industrialist in Oran
Oran
Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...
, he served as a second lieutenant with the 8th Regiment. Sent to Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, at the time of the armistice he appeared in front of the military justice for having posted and distributed the texts of the call of June 18 from General 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....
.
Foundation of Oran Resistance
Transferred with his unit to Oran, Carcassonne was demobilized on 28 August 1940 and sought immediately, with his brother Pierre Carcassonne, to go to England via Gibraltar. But this was in vain, because the Vichy police and naval services guarded well and, the denouncement helping, more severe judgments rained down on those who were captured.He then organized, with the help of his brother Pierre and some friends, including Captain Louis Jobelot, a group which was devoted to producing discrete propaganda and tried to gather everyone possible.
In March 1941, in Oran, Captain Jobelot introduced Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie
Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie
Henri d'Astier de La Vigerie was a French soldier, Résistance member, and conservative politician.-Life:Henri d'Astier was born in Villedieu-sur-Indre, a small village in the Indre département of central France...
to him, an officer at the Second Bureau of the Armistice Army, with whom he immediately sympathized. After some interviews, the two men decided to create a movement, and intended to gather all those who wanted to take combat against the Germans.
Co-operation with the Algiers resistance
Roger and Pierre Carcassonne continued to develop the recruitment and the coordination of the forces and the intelligence agents.In August 1941, in Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
, Carcassonne met his cousin José Aboulker
José Aboulker
José Aboulker was a member of the anti-Nazi resistance who co-founded a resistance network in Algiers in World War II and emerged as one of the main leaders of the resistance movement in North Africa...
, a medical student, who had also begun resistance from September 1940. The two men decided to keep up to date with their activities, however without federating their respective organizations.
Carcassonne in Oran, under the pseudonym of Leduc, and Aboulker in Algiers, continued their activities which were centred on the construction of armed groups and military and civilian information centres. But they excluded any activity from propaganda, little effect and likely to draw on them the attention of the services of repression.
In 1942, Carcassonne sent his/her brother in Algiers to put Jose Aboulker in relation to Henri d' Astier of Vigerie. In addition, it dealt with all the expenses of the group of Oran and also financed the organization for all North Africa, with the detriment of the interests of its company.