André Marquis was a French Vichyst admiral, famous for the scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 The French fleet in Toulon was Scuttled on 27 November 1942 on the order of the Admiralty of Vichy France to avoid capture by
Marquis was préfet maritime of Toulon, and as such, responsible for the administration of the city. The Préfet Maritime is a servant of the French State who exercises authority over the sea in one particular region (a Préfecture maritime) Toulon ( Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm is a city in southern France and a large He was captured by the Germans in the wake of their attempt to capture the French fleet, but his assistant manage to warn other officers and transmit the order to scuttle the fleet.
At the Liberation, he was tried for treason, failure to save his fleet, and failing to deliver his fleet to the Allies, and indignité nationale. Indignité nationale ( French “national unworthiness” was a legally defined offence created at the Liberation in the context of the “ Épuration [1]
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- André Marquis (a photograph)
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