About Bernard de Chalvron
Lived 1911 – 1990 (aged 79). Bernard de Chalvron was a French diplomat and french resistance fighter.
Bernard de Chalvron (Bernard Guillier de Chalvron) was a French diplomat, political advisor, and member of the French Resistance during World War II.
Career Bernard de Chalvon was a diplomat. He had royalist tendencies. He was later replaced by Jacques Tiné.
In 1942, he joined the Noyautage des administrations publiques of the French Resistance. After its founder, Claude Bourdet, was arrested, de Chalvron served as its President. He gave copies of reports of meetings conducted by the Vichy government to the United States embassy in Paris, including information about the treatment of Jews. He was arrested and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp in May 1944. He was liberated by the Americans in 1945.
Personal life His son, Alain de Chalvron, is a political journalist.
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Who was Bernard de Chalvron?
French diplomat
When was Bernard de Chalvron born?
Bernard de Chalvron was born on 12 April 1911 in Blois.
When did Bernard de Chalvron die?
Bernard de Chalvron died on 12 December 1990 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
What was Bernard de Chalvron's occupation?
Bernard de Chalvron was a diplomat and french resistance fighter.
What nationality was Bernard de Chalvron?
Bernard de Chalvron was French.
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