Léon Gaultier
Léon Gaultier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 February 1915 Bourges |
| Died | 18 July 1997 (aged 82) |
| Allegiance |  France Nazi Germany |
| Service/ |  Waffen-SS |
| Years of service | 1943–45 |
| Rank |  SS-Untersturmführer |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Other work | National Front |
Léon Gaultier (1 February 1915 Bourges – 18 July 1997) was a French collaborator.[1] He was a cofounder of the National Front.
Biography
Léon Gaultier studied classics, and was a professor of history.[2]
During World War II, he worked with Paul Marion – secrétaire général of Information in the government of Philippe Pétain, was a columnist for " Radio Vichy ", and was one of the founders de la Milice française.
He fought for Germany in the Waffen-SS with the rank of Untersturmführer. He commanded a French unit on the Eastern Front in the fall of 1944. He was seriously wounded in Galicie. He was sentenced to forced labor in 1946. Released on 2 June 1948, he worked for Agence Havas.
Later, he cofounded with Jean-Marie Le Pen, the publishing house SERP (Société d'études et de relations publiques[3] which specialized in history.
In 1972, he was one of the founders of the National Council of the National Front.[3] He wrote in Rivarol, he was gradually moved away from the circle of Jean-Marie Le Pen in early 1980. Thereafter, he concentrated on writing memoir.
Works
- Gaultier, Léon (1980), J. Picollec (ed.), Catalina de Erauso (in French), Paris, ISBN 978-2-8647-7011-4, OCLC 7255341
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link). - Gaultier, León (1982), J. Picollec (ed.), "Jean Coëtanlem : le cœur au poing, le lys aux lèvres", Biblio Celtique (in French), Paris, p. 267, ISBN 978-2-8647-7045-9, OCLC 9854275.
- Gaultier, Léon (1991), Perrin (ed.), Siegfried et le Berrichon : parcours d'un "collabo" (in French), Paris, p. 378, ISBN 978-2-2620-0888-8, OCLC 24429779
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Notes
- ^ "Léon Gaultier (1915–1997)". BnF.
- ^ Giolitto, Pierre (2007), Perrin (ed.), Volontaires français sous l'uniforme allemand (in French), Paris: Tempus, p. 128 & 421, ISBN 978-2-2620-2641-7, OCLC 470835664
- ^ a b "Le Pen et ses fantômes". Le Point. No. 1546. 3 May 2002..
