Jean Moulin

Jean Moulin was a French civil servant and Resistance organizer who united rival clandestine movements in occupied France under Charles de Gaulle’s authority during World War II.

French Third Republic: The French republican regime that lasted from 1870 until the German invasion and armistice of 1940. Moulin built his administrative career within this republic before serving as a prefect.
French Resistance: The movements, networks, and individuals who opposed German occupation and Vichy rule in France during World War II. Moulin’s work was to coordinate this diverse and divided resistance.
Daniel Cordier: A French Resistance member who served as Jean Moulin’s secretary and later became his biographer. Cordier worked closely with Moulin in occupied France and documented his activities.
Caluire meeting: A clandestine meeting of Resistance leaders held in Caluire-et-Cuire near Lyon on 21 June 1943. German police arrested Moulin and several other leaders during this gathering.
French Committee of National Liberation: A provisional French authority established in Algiers in 1943 to lead the struggle against Germany. The unified Resistance strengthened de Gaulle’s claim to represent France in the Allied war effort.
Eure-et-Loir: A department in north-central France, with Chartres as its capital. Moulin was prefect of Eure-et-Loir when German forces invaded France in 1940.
Combat (Resistance movement): A major French Resistance movement founded in the southern zone during World War II. Combat was one of the movements whose leaders Moulin brought into joint coordination.
Pierre Brossolette: A French journalist and Resistance leader who helped organize resistance networks and liaise with Free France. He was a fellow organizer whose strategy sometimes differed from Moulin’s approach to unification.
Montluc Prison: A military prison in Lyon used by German authorities to detain Resistance members during World War II. Moulin was imprisoned and tortured there after his arrest.
Provisional Government of the French Republic: The French government that administered liberated France from 1944 until the establishment of the Fourth Republic in 1946. The National Council of the Resistance supplied a platform for postwar political and social programs.

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