Laurent Eynac (4 October 1886 – 16 December 1970) was a French politician who was appointed

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on 7 June 1935 until 24 January 1936. He was born in Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille, Haute-Loire. In 1940 Eynac was appointed Minister of the Air in the government of Paul Reynaud. In this role he served as part of the War Committee put together at early in the

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and consisting of Reynaud, President

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, Naval Minister

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, War Minister

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, Interior Minister

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, Eynac as Air Minister,

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chief Admiral François Darlan, Chief of the Air Staff General

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and

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generals

Maurice Gamelin Maurice Gustave Gamelin (, 20 September 1872 – 18 April 1958) was an army general in the French Army. Gamelin is remembered for his disastrous command (until 17 May 1940) of the French military during the Battle of France (10 May–22 June 1940 ...

and

Alphonse Joseph Georges Alphonse Joseph Georges (August 15, 1875 in Allier - Montluçon – April 24, 1951 in Paris) was a French army officer. He was commander in chief of the North East Front in 1939 and 1940. Opposing the plan by supreme commander Maurice Gamelin t ...

.Kersaudy,
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