Jeunesses patriotes

As Jeunesse patriotes ( mutatis mutandis about: Young Patriots or Patriotic Youth) is called a French political organization which was founded on 18 December 1924 by the right-wing deputies and entrepreneur Pierre Taittinger.

The immediate cause for the formation of Jeunesse patriotes was the election victory of the Cartel of gauches in May 1924. The Association concluded organizationally and ideologically in some way to the 1882 formed Ligue des patriotes Paul Déroulèdes (as its youth organization he was conceived initially ) and is - together with the smaller, founded in 1925 and rather occur as a party group Le Faisceau - as an important historical link between the older catholic- monarchist right-wing radicalism of the Action Française and fascist groups such as the Croix -de- Feu, in the second half of the 20s formed in large numbers. The initial disposition of the political organization differed from the " Monarchofaschismus " Action française mainly by a tacit, sometimes even openly declared acceptance of the republican form of government.

In militarized - hierarchical habit, uniformed appearance and on street terror against the socialist and communist left aligned act the Jeunesse resembled the Italian Fasci di patriotes strong combattimento, from which they also took over the " Roman salute". With their appearance - blue raincoat and Basque beret ( béret ) - it established a pattern that was repeated adapted by extreme right-wing groups in France in the next two decades ( up to Milice française ). The organization is said to have nearly 300,000 in 1929, 90,000 in 1934 and 1935 about 60,000 members. The activist base continued largely from lycéens and students together, while the leaders of almost continuously came from the established upper class or aristocratic milieu, as well as from the military ( two former majors, a colonel, a general and an admiral ) and often for some time in monarchist and / or Catholic organizations such as the Camelot du roi had spent. Unlike the exclusively Catholic Action Française, the Jeunesse accepted, however patriotes Protestants as members.

Visible active was the organization, especially from 1924 to 1926 - when she took over, among others, the " Saalschutz " at events Paul Reynaud and Alexandre Millerands - and from 1932 to 1934 (see February 1934 crisis ). In June 1936, the Jeunesse patriotes were banned by the Popular Front government, but had under various names until 1944 inventory. 15 Of the 24 leading functionaries of 1938 took from 1940 peak positions in the apparatus of the Vichy regime.