Raymond Fenard Explained

Raymond Albert Fenard
Birth Date:	7 January 1887
Death Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Yonne, France
Death Place:	Berne, Switzerland
Allegiance:	France
Branch:	French Navy
Serviceyears:	1905-
Rank:	Vice Admiral
Battles:	World War I World War II
Awards:	Legion of Honor^[2] Legion of Merit^[3]

Raymond Albert Fenard was a French admiral and veteran of World War I and World War II.

Career

During World War II, Fenard served as the chief of the French naval mission in the United States.^[4] In this role he was able to negotiate the rearmament and modernization of the French navy with the assistance of the United States. During the North Africa campaign Fenard helped negotiate the surrender of Vichy French forces to the Allies.^{[5] [6]} Fenard achieved this by informing François Darlan that his son was ill and that he was needed in Algiers, once he arrived he was pressured to give the order to surrender.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raymond Fenard (1887-1957) . 2023-04-06 . data.bnf.fr . en.
2. Web site: Recherche - Base de données Léonore . 2023-04-06 . www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr.
3. . Chief of French Mission Given Legion of Merit . 58 . All Hands . Bureau of Naval Personnel . December 1945 . 2023-04-06.
4. News: 1943-02-17 . French Prefer Own Bases . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-06 . 0362-4331.
5. Funk . Arthur L. . Verrier . Anthony . 1992 . Assassination in Algiers: Roosevelt, Churchill, de Gaulle, and the Murder of Admiral Darlan. . The Journal of Military History . 56 . 2 . 318 . 10.2307/1985823 . 1985823 . 0899-3718.
6. Book: Tompkins, Peter . The Murder of Admiral Darlan: A Study in Conspiracy . Simon & Schuster . 1962 . 1st . en.
7. Fiderlein . Brian . May 1998 . The Morality Issue: How Darlan Influenced the Allied Unconditional SUrrender Pledge in World War II . MA . University of Northern Iowa . 2023-04-06.