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Commissariat officer's jacket of Emile Marchais.
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Commissariat officer's jacket of Emile Marchais.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Commissariat officer's jacket of Emile Marchais. In khaki gabardine, all the quartermaster's buttons are present. Three decoration ribbons. No apparent rank. Interior in brown silky fabric. Label of the tailor Herbaut de Roubaix. Some moth damage visible. Attached is a khaki cloth coat with bell button, also from the estate of Emile Marchais. Little is known of the military career of the future Prefect Emile Marchais, other than that he was not mobilised during the Great War until April 1918 while studying law. Status II+. Émile Marchais was born in Haute-Vienne on 9 November 1899. After studying law, he began his career as a senior civil servant in the office of the prefect of the Ardennes, before moving on to Blois, Chateaudun and Langres. Under the Vichy government, he was appointed sub-prefect of Alés and then Montluçon. In September 1943, he was appointed Prefect of Aude. Although not as zealous as his predecessor, he did not try to stop the Milice's punitive operations. In May 1944, he complied with Joseph Darnand's instructions to arrest Spanish republicans and French and foreign Jews. It was only thanks to the landings on 6 June 1944 that they were able to survive in the carriages chartered by Émile Marchais. His successor at the Liberation, Pierre Augé, saved Emilie Marchais from the wrath of the purge. Suspended and placed on leave, he was promoted to Secretary General of the Saar Government, in Baden-Württemberg occupied by French troops. On 1 July 1946, he was retired. He died in 1958. Quartermaster officer's tunic of Émile Marchais. In khaki gabardine, retaining all quartermaster service buttons. Three ribbon bars present. No visible rank insignia. Interior lined in brown silky fabric. Tailor's label of Herbaut, Roubaix. Some visible moth grazing. Included is a khaki cloth greatcoat with bell buttons, also originating from the estate of Émile Marchais. Little is known about the military career of the future Prefect Émile Marchais, except that he was mobilised during the Great War only from April 1918 while still studying law. Condition II+. Émile Marchais was born in Haute-Vienne on 9 November 1899. After studying law, he began his senior civil service career in the office of the Prefect of the Ardennes, later serving in Blois, Châteaudun and Langres. Under the Vichy government he was appointed Sub-Prefect of Alès and then Montluçon. In September 1943 he became Prefect of the Aude département. Although less zealous than his predecessor, he nevertheless did not attempt to obstruct the punitive operations of the Milice. In May 1944 he complied with the orders of Joseph Darnand, Secretary General for the Maintenance of Order, to arrest Spanish Republicans and French and foreign Jews. Their survival from deportation was only ensured by the Allied landings of 6 June 1944. After the Liberation, his successor Pierre Augé shielded Émile Marchais from severe purge measures. Suspended and placed on inactive status, he was later promoted to Secretary General of the Government of the Saar in French occupied Baden-Württemberg. Retired on 1 July 1946, he died in 1958.
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About the sale
MILITARIA :The Arms of France - Military memorabilia, Commandos Kieffer, and Insignia
Auction location
Auction time
06/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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