Joseph Bilger (1905–1975) was an Alsace regionalist[1] and farmers' leader who led the Elsässischer Bauernbund before the Second World War[2] and who received a ten-year jail sentence for collaborating with Nazi Germany.[3]

After the war he joined the right wing Mouvement populaire du 13-Mai.

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  1. ^ Passmore, Kevin (2013), "11 Apogee and Crisis (1928–1932)", The Right in France from the Third Republic to Vichy (online ed.), Oxford: Oxford Academic, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199658206.003.0004, ISBN 9780191745034, retrieved 2024-11-26
  2. ^ The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939 The Return of Alsace to France, 1918-1939, Chapter 3
  3. ^ Robert-Diard, Pascale (July 21, 2008). "Les Bilger, fils d'une ambition". Le Monde. Retrieved December 2, 2024.