Maurice d'Hartoy (1892,
Berneville
Berneville (; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D62 and D67 roads. It is geographically lo ...
– 1981), whose real name was Mauritius-Lucien Hanot, also known as Lieutenant d’Hartoy, was a soldier, politician and French writer.
Injured during
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
, d’Hartoy was first known for his book entitled ''Au front, impressions et souvenirs d'un officier blessé'' (''At the front, impressions and memories of a wounded officer'') (1916). In 1919, he edited ''Le Courrier de Paris'', a literary journal for veterans. On 26 November 1927, he founded the veterans’ association known as
Croix-de-Feu
The Croix-de-Feu (, ''Cross of Fire'') was a nationalist French league of the interwar period, led by Colonel François de la Rocque (1885–1946). After it was dissolved, as were all other leagues during the Popular Front period (1936–38) ...
.
In addition to his militant activity, he wrote several novels, books on
literary criticism
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and biographies of other writers. D'Hartoy was also a French representative at the
League of Nations
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and the United Nations.
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, consulted on 7 June 2008.''
1892 births
1981 deaths
People from Pas-de-Calais
20th-century French politicians
French military personnel of World War I
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