Raymond Albert Fenard was a French admiral and veteran of World War I and World War II.
Raymond Albert Fenard | |
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| Born | January 7, 1887 Yonne, France |
| Died | March 8, 1957 (aged 70) [1] Berne, Switzerland |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1905- |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Legion of Honor[2] Legion of Merit[3] |
Career
editDuring World War II, Fenard served as the chief of the French naval mission in the United States.[4] In this role he was able to negotiate the rearmament and modernization of the French navy with the assistance of the United States. During the North Africa campaign Fenard helped negotiate the surrender of Vichy French forces to the Allies.[5][6]: 121 Fenard achieved this by informing François Darlan that his son was ill and that he was needed in Algiers, once he arrived he was pressured to give the order to surrender.[7][6]: 62
References
edit- ^ "Raymond Fenard (1887-1957)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Recherche - Base de données Léonore". www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Chief of French Mission Given Legion of Merit". All Hands. Bureau of Naval Personnel. December 1945. p. 58. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "French Prefer Own Bases". The New York Times. 1943-02-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ Funk, Arthur L.; Verrier, Anthony (1992). "Assassination in Algiers: Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, and the Murder of Admiral Darlan". The Journal of Military History. 56 (2): 318. doi:10.2307/1985823. ISSN 0899-3718. JSTOR 1985823.
- ^ a b Tompkins, Peter (1962). The Murder of Admiral Darlan: A Study in Conspiracy (1st ed.). Simon & Schuster.
- ^ Fiderlein, Brian (May 1998). The Morality Issue: How Darlan Influenced the Allied Unconditional SUrrender Pledge in World War II (MA). University of Northern Iowa. Retrieved 2023-04-06.