Édouard Daladier (in Pere Lachaise Cemetery)
N 48° 51.808 E 002° 23.486
31U E 455366 N 5412456
A waymark for history buffs, Édouard Daladier (18 June 1884 - 10 October 1970) was Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.
Waymark Code: WMTZB
Location: France
Date Posted: 10/12/2006
Views: 65
He first became Prime Minister during 1933, and then again in 1934 for a few weeks when the Stavisky Affair led to far right 6 February 1934 riots and the second Cartel des gauches ' fall from power.
Daladier became Minister of War for the Popular Front coalition in 1936, and became Prime Minister again on 10 April 1938 after the fall of the Popular Front. His term in power saw the Munich Agreement, when France backed out of its obligations to defend Czechoslovakia against Nazi Germany. When the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was signed, Daladier responded to the public outcry by outlawing the French Communist Party, which had refused to condemn Joseph Stalin's actions. In 1939, after the German invasion of Poland he was reluctant to go to war, but did so on 3 September 1939 - inaugurating the Phony War.
In March 1940 he resigned as Prime Minister in France, due to his failure to aid Finland's defense during the Winter War, and was replaced with Paul Reynaud. His antipathy to Paul Reynaud prevented Reynaud from replacing the aged Maurice Gamelin as Supreme Commander of all French armed forces. As a result, both Reynaud and Gamelin resigned on 9 May 1940, the day before the Germans began their invasion campaign on 10 May. Daladier fled with other members of the government to Morocco, under the impression that the government would continue in North Africa, but was arrested and tried for treason by the Vichy government during the "Riom Trial". Handed out to the Germans, he was held in Buchenwald concentration camp until the end of World War II.
After the conflict ended, Daladier was a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and an opponent of Charles de Gaulle. He died in Paris.
Description:
Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World War.
Date of birth: 06/18/1884
Date of death: 10/10/1970
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Horizontal Marker
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: 09:00 - 17:30
Fee required?: No
Web site: Not listed
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