Commander in Chief1939
Appointed Commander in Chief
Historical person
Jean Francois Darlan Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jean Francois Darlan, based on 13 World History Database records associated with France.
13 records1939–194211 events1 places
Chronological biography
1939
Commander in Chief1939
Appointed Commander in Chief
1940
Minister of Marine1940
Appointed Minister of Marine
Mobilization1940
Orders the fleet to North Africa provoking attacks by the British Mediterranean fleet
1941
Alliance Axis1941
Moves closer to the Axis but provokes the mistrust of both sides
Vice Prime Minister1941
Appointed Vice Prime Minister of France in the Vichy Government
Vice Prime Minister1941
Appointed Vice Prime Minister of France in the Vichy Government
1942
Arrest of Jean Francois Darlan1942
Captured by the Allies & transfers allegiance to the Allies
Recognition of As head of French north Africa by1942
Recognized as head of French north Africa by Eisenhower to gain French co-operation
Political Support at Vichy Government11 November 1942
France fully supports the Allies after the German occupation of Vichy France
Assassination of Jean Francois Darlan24 December 1942
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Death of Jean Francois Darlan24 December 1942
Death of Jean Francois Darlan, assassinated
Vichy Government24 December 1942
Assassination of the Vichy leader in north Africa
Titles and roles
Commander in Chief · Minister of Marine · Vice Prime Minister
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.