Jeunesse Populaire Française (JPF, English: ''French Popular Youth'') was a

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youth movement created by

Jacques Doriot Jacques Doriot (; 26 September 1898 – 22 February 1945) was a French politician, initially communist, later fascist, before and during World War II. In 1936, after his exclusion from the French Communist Party, he founded the French Popular Pa ...

and connected to his

Parti Populaire Français The French Popular Party (, PPF) was a French fascist and anti-semitic political party led by Jacques Doriot before and during World War II. It is generally regarded as the most collaborationist party of France. Formation and early y ...

. They wore a blue uniform. They are remembered for their fights with zazous and

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and shaving heads of zazous. It was established in October 1941 under the name l'Union de la Jeunesse Populaire Française (L'UJPF, ''The Union Of The French Popular Youth'') and renamed to JPF in May 1942 when it merged with other smaller youth organizations.La Seconde guerre mondiale en Saône-et-Loire, by André Jeannet (2003) , p. 24.For Europe, by Robert Forbes (2006)
p. 26
/ref> Doriot was its honorary president, the actual one being Roger Vauquelin des Yveteaux (real name: des Yvetots).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jeunesse Populaire Francaise Youth wings of political parties in France Youth wings of fascist parties Youth organizations established in 1941 1941 establishments in France Organizations disestablished in 1942 1942 disestablishments in France Far-right movements in Europe

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