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an image of a blue hat on a standtwo red and blue lighters sitting on top of a table next to a piece of paperan image of a lamp made out of legoshat on a stand with two legos on top of itan image of a hat on a metal stand with a piece of paper on ita pair of boots and a pair of medals on displaya close up of a pair of shoes with a hat on
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65 - Memorabilia belonging to François de La Rocque: Battalion Co…
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Estimate €250 - €300
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Memorabilia belonging to François de La Rocque: Battalion Commander’s kepi, in horizon blue cloth, with braiding, a bow, faux chin strap and gold buttons, a varnished peak, a grey canvas inner cap with a tan leather band, embossed with the initials ‘FLR’ (minor wear and scuffs); 2 tricolour armbands with ‘Croix de Feu’ insignia; ‘Croix de Feu’ lapel badge; National Volunteers’ badge; insignia of the Flying Propaganda Teams of the French Social Party; calling card, printed ‘Lt Colonel, de la Roque’ and handwritten ‘with my warmest regards’. Provenance: a former subordinate during the First World War, who followed him to the Croix de Fer and subsequently to the PSF, then passed down through the family. Note: François de La Rocque (known as de Séverac) (1885–1946) Born into a Legitimist family, he entered Saint-Cyr in 1905 and served on the Moroccan frontier under General Lyautey from 1910 to 1916. He returned to France to fight on the front and was seriously wounded. Declared unfit for service, he requested to return to the front. In 1918, aged 33, he was the youngest battalion commander. From 1919 to 1927, he was attached to Marshal Foch’s General Staff, serving in Poland and then in Morocco. In 1928, he left the Army with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, joined the leadership of the Croix-de-Feu, and in 1931 became its leader, remaining so until the organisation was dissolved in 1936. Between 1929 and 1936, his movement grew from 2,000 to 300,000 members. The Front Populaire dissolved the Croix-de-Feu upon its arrival. Following the defeat of 1940, he advocated resistance against the occupying forces. He joined the active resistance in 1941; in 1943, he was arrested, along with many senior members of his party. After six months in prison in France, he was deported to Bohemia, then to Austria. He was liberated on 7 May 1945 by the Americans. In France, he was placed under administrative detention until the end of 1945. He died as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War and the after-effects of his deportation.
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About the sale Antique Weapons & Historical Memorabilia
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Auction time 10/31/2026 at 2:00 PM
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