Charles Noguès
Charles Noguès (13 August 1876 – 20 April 1971) was a French general. He graduated from the École Polytechnique, and he was awarded the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour in 1939.
Auguste Paul Charles Albert Noguès | |
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Noguès at the Casablanca Conference in 1943 | |
| Born | 13 August 1876 Monléon-Magnoac, Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Died | 20 April 1971 (aged 94) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Occupation | General |
He served in field artillery units during World War I. He became commander of 19th Army Corps (France) in French Algeria in 1933. He was appointed Resident General in Morocco by the Leon Blum administration in 1936 where he spearheaded violent campaigns by the colonial administration to quell the labor movement. He was considered a rightist.
Upon the outbreak of World War II, he was named Commander in Chief of all French Forces in North Africa and announced strict measures against German sympathizers. After the fall of France and the installation of the Vichy puppet regime, Noguès aided the Germans, pursued members of the French resistance, and enforced Vichy laws that targeted Jews. When the Allies invaded North Africa, Noguès initially ordered his troops to resist, but when the Allies gained an upper hand, he ordered them to cease fighting. After the war, Noguès was tried and sentenced for treason.