Pierre Garat (civil servant)
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Pierre Garat was a high-level civil servant of Vichy France
. From 25 August 1943, he was the head of the service for the Jewish question for the Gironde
. He was a member of the UJPF (a section of the PPF
) and (according to the CDL
for the Gironde
) a member of the Petainist
organisation "Les Amis du Maréchal" (The Marshal's Friends).
In August 1943, Pierre Garat was made director of the cabinet of Pierre-René Gazagne, Préfet of Landes. On the liberation of Bordeaux
, his dossier was examined by the Comité départemental de libération
for the Gironde
, who put him and Maurice Papon
on its list of people to separate from state service. Nevertheless, he was made sous-préfet at Dax in August 1944, then at Blaye
in September.
In 1947, he re-assumed the Préfet Gazagne, became secretary-general of the general government of Algeria, becoming the director of its cabinet. He remained untried right up to his death in 1976.
Vichy France
Vichy France, Vichy Regime, or Vichy Government, are common terms used to describe the government of France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944. This government succeeded the Third Republic and preceded the Provisional Government of the French Republic...
. From 25 August 1943, he was the head of the service for the Jewish question for the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
. He was a member of the UJPF (a section of the PPF
Parti Populaire Français
The Parti Populaire Français was a fascist political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II...
) and (according to the CDL
Comité départemental de libération
The Comité départemental de libération was a structure of the French Resistance. In 1944, in each department, the Resistance unified around a civil resistance structure and a military one...
for the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
) a member of the Petainist
Philippe Pétain
Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain , generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and was later Chief of State of Vichy France , from 1940 to 1944...
organisation "Les Amis du Maréchal" (The Marshal's Friends).
In August 1943, Pierre Garat was made director of the cabinet of Pierre-René Gazagne, Préfet of Landes. On the liberation of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, his dossier was examined by the Comité départemental de libération
Comité départemental de libération
The Comité départemental de libération was a structure of the French Resistance. In 1944, in each department, the Resistance unified around a civil resistance structure and a military one...
for the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
, who put him and Maurice Papon
Maurice Papon
Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, industrial leader and Gaullist politician, who was convicted for crimes against humanity for his participation in the deportation of over 1600 Jews during World War II when he was secretary general for police of the Prefecture of Bordeaux.Papon also...
on its list of people to separate from state service. Nevertheless, he was made sous-préfet at Dax in August 1944, then at Blaye
Blaye
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:Its inhabitants are called Blayais or the Blayaises.-Geography:...
in September.
In 1947, he re-assumed the Préfet Gazagne, became secretary-general of the general government of Algeria, becoming the director of its cabinet. He remained untried right up to his death in 1976.