Henri Giraud
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Henri Honoré Giraud was a French Army general best known for his escape from German captivity in 1942 and subsequently as one of the leaders of the French Resistance and a rival of Charles de Gaulle.
Giraud (second from the right) with German officers, May 1940
Giraud during one of his daily walks in captivity
Propaganda poster depicting Giraud as civil and military commander-in-chief
Roosevelt and Giraud in Casablanca on 19 January
François Darlan
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Jean Louis Xavier François Darlan was a French admiral and political figure. Born in Nérac, Darlan graduated from the École navale in 1902 and quickly advanced through the ranks following his service
Henri Giraud
…for the French leadership and assumed command of French troops in North Africa in November, after the Allied landings. Following the assassination of François Darlan in December, Giraud became High Commissioner for French North and West Africa. His tenure was marked by a slow transition from Vichy authoritarianism…
Darlan c. 1940
Darlan, Pétain and Göring in France, 1941