Croix de Feu

The Croix-de-Feu was a fascist, nationalist, traditionalist French league of tbe Interwar period, led by Colonel François de la Rocque. After it was dissolved, as were all otber leagues during tbe Popular Front period, La Rocque established tbe Parti social français to replace it.

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• President: François de La Rocque
• Founded: November 11, 1927
• Dissolved: January 10, 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
• Security: Volontaires Nationaux
• Woman's wing: Sections Féminines
• Membership (1936): 700,000
• Ideology: French nationalism, corporatism, fascism
• Political position: right
• Religion: Roman Catholicism
• Colours: Black