Joseph darnand biography

Joseph Darnand was born in France in 1897. He joined the French Army on the outbreak of the First World War and was awarded seven citations for bravery.

After the war Darnand worked as a cabinetmaker before establishing his own transport company in Nice.

He became interested in politics and was a supporter of the royalist group Action Francaise.

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In the 1930s he moved further to the right and developed neo-fascist political views.

Darnand volunteered for military duty at the beginning of the Second World War and fought bravely along the Maginot Line. He was taken prisoner in June 1940, but managed to escape and went to live in Nice.

In July 1941 Darnand established the right-wing military group, Service d'Ordre Legionnaire.

The organization supported Henri-Philippe Petain and the Vichy government and offered its help to round up Jews and to fight against the French Resistance.

In January 1943 the Service d'Ordre Legionnaire was transformed into th