Raymond_Fenard

Raymond Fenard

Raymond Fenard

French Admiral

Raymond Albert Fenard was a French admiral and veteran of World War I and World War II.

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Career

During 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 

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    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.
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    Tompkins, Peter (1962). The Murder of Admiral Darlan: A Study in Conspiracy (1st ed.). Simon & Schuster.
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    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.
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