Jacques Doriot

Jacques Doriot
Picture of Doriot during the occupation, 1941
Leader of French Popular Party
In office 28 June 1936 – 22 February 1945
Succeeded by	Christian Lesueur
Mayor of Saint-Denis
In office 1 February 1931 – 25 May 1937
Preceded by	Gaston Venet
Succeeded by	Fernand Grenier
Personal details
Born	(1898-09-26)26 September 1898 Bresles, Oise, France
Died	22 February 1945(1945-02-22) (aged 46) Mengen, Württemberg, Nazi Germany
Cause of death	Air attack
Resting place	Mengen, Germany
Political party	French Communist Party (1928–1934) Independent (1934–1936) French Popular Party (1936–1945)
Occupation	Politician
Military service
Allegiance	French Third Republic  Nazi Germany
Branch/service	French Army (1916) Wehrmacht (1941) Waffen-SS (1944)
Years of service	1916–1918 (French Third Republic) 1941–1944 (Nazi Germany)
Rank	Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Sturmbannführer (Waffen-SS)
Unit	Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Croix de Guerre Iron Cross Second Class War Merit Cross Second Class Eastern Front Medal

Jacques Doriot (French: [ʒak dɔʁjo]; 26 September 1898 – 22 February 1945) was a French politician, initially communist, later fascist, before and during World War II.

In 1936, after his exclusion from the French Communist Party, he founded the French Popular Party (PPF) and took over the newspaper La Liberté, which took a stand against the Popular Front.

During the war, Doriot was a radical supporter of collaboration and contributed to the creation of the Legion of French Volunteers against Bolshevism (LVF). He fought personally in German uniform on the Eastern Front, with the rank of lieutenant.