André Maginot
André Maginot (born February 17, 1877 in Paris , † January 7, 1932 there ) was a French politician. From 1917 he served as a minister in various departments, including several times as minister of war.
Maginot propagated and conceptually promoted the construction and expansion of an extensive line of defense along the border with Germany. This defense system was built in the 1930s and officially called the Maginot Line from 1935 .
Life
Maginot was the oldest of four children. His parents came from the area around Bar-le-Duc in western Lorraine . After military service and administration training, André Maginot started a successful political career. From 1910 to 1932 he was a member of the Democratic Left in the National Assembly for the constituency of Bar-le-Duc.
In the period from 1913 to 1914 Maginot held the post of Deputy State Secretary in the War Ministry . At the beginning of the First World War he enlisted in the army. On November 9, 1914, he was wounded near Verdun and awarded the Médaille militaire . After recovering, he never returned to the front. A slight handicap remained for life.
In March 1917 Maginot became Colonial Minister and Minister for the French Overseas Territories (Cabinet Alexandre Ribot (5)). He refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles because it was too lenient towards Germany. From 1920 to 1922 he was pension minister in the Cabinets Alexandre Millerand I and II and from 1922 to 1924 Minister of War (Cabinets Georges Leygues, Aristide Briand (7), Raymond Poincaré (2)). During this time he advocated the occupation of the Ruhr . From November 1928 to July 1929 he was again Colonial Minister (Cabinet Raymond Poincaré (5)) and again Minister of War from 1929 until his death on January 7, 1932. He died surprisingly of typhus .
Web links
- Literature by and about André Maginot in the catalog of the German National Library
- Newspaper article about André Maginot in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
- Anna Hornung: André Maginot. Tabular curriculum vitae in the LeMO ( DHM and HdG )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Louis Barthou Paul Painlevé René Besnard Louis Barthou |
Minister of War of France January 15, 1922 - June 14, 1924 November 3, 1929 - February 21, 1930 March 2, 1930 - December 13, 1930 January 27, 1931 - January 6, 1932 |
Charles Nollet René Besnard Louis Barthou André Tardieu |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maginot, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1932 |
| Place of death | Paris |