Paul Carbone
Paul Carbone (born February 15, 1894 in Propriano , Corsica , † December 16, 1943 near Chalon-sur-Saône , France ) was a criminal in the Marseille demi- world environment. In the 1920s he developed into the most powerful Mafia boss in Marseilles , and in the 1930s until his violent death in 1943 he was one of the central figures there, together with his partner François Spirito . The film Borsalino with Alain Delon as Roch Siffredi and Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Capella is inspired by the work of Spirito and Carbone.
Life
Carbone's outstanding position of power was based primarily on his good political contacts, which reached as far as the mayor of Marseille Simon Sabiani .
In 1934 he had his men put down the dockworkers' strike on behalf of wealthy entrepreneurs. During the Second World War , he and Spirito joined the French Gestapo and in return were allowed to go about their illegal business unmolested.
Carbone died in 1943 near Chalon-sur-Saône in an attack by the Resistance on a train that he had used together with German occupation troops.
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| SURNAME | Carbone, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mafioso |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Propriano , Corsica |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 1943 |
| Place of death | near Chalon-sur-Saône , France |