Croix-de-Feu
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Not to be confused with Cross burning.
For the Belgian military medal, see Fire Cross 1914–1918. For the 1989 American television miniseries, see Cross of Fire.
The Croix-de-Feu (French: [kʁwa də fø], Cross of Fire) was a nationalist French league of the Interwar period, led by Colonel François de la Rocque (1885–1946). After it was dissolved, as were all other leagues during the Popular Front period (1936–38), La Rocque established the Parti social français (PSF) to replace it.
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Leader | François de La Rocque |
Founded | 11 November 1927 |
Dissolved | 10 January 1936 |
Succeeded by | French Social Party |
Headquarters | Rue de Milan, Paris |
Newspaper | Le Flambeau |
Student wing | Groupes Universitaires |
Youth wing | Fils et Filles de Croix-de-Feu |
Women's wing | Sections Féminines |
Paramilitary wing | Volontaires Nationaux |
Membership | 15,000 (1936 est.) |
Ideology | French nationalism Social corporatism Proto-fascism |
Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Colours | Black |
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