Aaron Philippe Toll

Maurice-Yvan Sicard Aaron Philippe Toll

Publisher Marketing: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Maurice-Yvan Sicard (nom de plume Saint-Paulien; born 21 May 1910 in Le Puy-en-Velay - died 10 December 2000) was a French journalist and far right political activist. Initially a teacher and journalist for such mainstream publications as Spectateur and Germinal Sicard joined the Parti Populaire Fran ais in 1936 and soon took over the editorship of their journal Jeunesses de France. He took over editing duties on their main journal L' mancipation nationale in 1937 and soon became a leading figure within the party, joining their Politburo in 1938. He also served the PPF as Propaganda Secretary. As a writer Sicard was noted for his highly pro-German and anti-Semitic views and so it was no surprise that he became involved in collaborationism following the Nazi occupation. As well as continuing to edit L' mancipation nationale for the duration of the occupation he was also appointed national secretary for press and propaganda for the Vichy regime in 1942. He also served on the central committee of Philippe P tain's Rassemblement pour la R volution nationale and was a member of the Comit d'action antibolch vique.