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France in 1931

Historical records for France in 1931, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

11Records
10Events
10Named people
1Places
6Categories

Historical records

October

October 1931Enigma MachineGustave Bertrand

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Receives German Enigma documents obtained through French intelligence and makes them available to allied cryptanalytic partners.

October 1931Enigma MachineRodolphe Lemoine

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Acts as the French intelligence contact for Hans-Thilo Schmidt, whose documents become crucial to early attacks on military Enigma.

Other Events

1931AmbassadorCharles Corbin

Paris · Government / Government of France

Appointed Ambassador of Belgium

1931Chief of StaffMaurice Gustave Gamelin

Warfare / Military

Appointed Chief of Staff of the Army

1931Le MillionRene Clair

Arts / Cinema

Directs Le Million.

1931Minister of FinanceGaston-Pierre-Etienne Flandin

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Finance

1931Minister of InteriorPierre Laval

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of the Interior

1931Minister of Public InstructionCamille Chautemps

Government / Government of France

Appointed Minister of Public Instruction

1931President of FranceAlbert Lebrun

Government / Republic, 3rd

Appointed President of France

1931Prime Minister of FrancePierre Laval

Government / Government of France

Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term

1931Union Socialiste RepublicaineJoseph Paul-Boncour

Politics / USR

Founds the Union Socialiste Republicaine

Names involved

Albert LebrunCamille ChautempsCharles CorbinGaston-Pierre-Etienne FlandinGustave BertrandJoseph Paul-BoncourMaurice Gustave GamelinPierre LavalRene ClairRodolphe Lemoine

Places involved

Paris

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.