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{{Infobox military person
| name = Émile Achille Marie Mollard
| birth_date = 23 August 1895
| birth_place = Saint-Cloud, France
| death_date = 16 October 1991
| death_place = Paris, France
| allegiance = France
| branch = ]
| serviceyears = 1914–1953
| rank = Général de division
| unit = Cavalry
| battles = ], ]
| awards =
* ]
* ]
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* ]<ref>Decree L. dz. 163/44, 27 August 1944.</ref>
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'''Émile Achille Marie Mollard'''<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|website=Les Amis de la Fondation de la Résistance|title= Émile Mollard|url=http://www.memoresist.org/resistant/emile-mollard-2/}}</ref> (23 August 1895 – 16 October 1991) was a French general and a ] fighter who played a key role in the concealment of military equipment during the early days of the ].

Émile Mollard volunteered for military service on 7 November 1914, joining the 20th Dragoon Regiment. In 1916, he attended the ] and was later assigned to the 12th Dragoon Regiment as a second lieutenant. During ], he was cited for bravery and promoted to Knight of the ]<ref>Ordre général n° 586, 17 June 1918.</ref>.

In 1935, Mollard joined the Armament and Technical Studies Section under ]<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.cairn.info/revue-guerres-mondiales-et-conflits-contemporains-2011-3-page-93.htm|title=Général Paul Dassault: l'armement et les études techniques de l'état-major de l'armée (1931–1945)|date=2011 |publisher=Cairn.info|doi=10.3917/gmcc.243.0093 |access-date=20 October 2011 |last1=Carlier |first1=Claude |journal=Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains |volume=243 |issue=3 |pages=93–102 }}</ref>. He created the CDM which stood variously for "Concealing Military Equipment" or ""Camouflage of Equipment", an illegal organization within the Vichyite ] that oversaw clandestine stockpiles of weapons and vehicles.<ref>Raymond Sereau, {{cite book|title=L'armée de l'armistice (1940-1942)|publisher=Nouvelles Éditions Latines|year=1961|p=33|url=https://books.google.fr/books?id=Yvdw7VcBOmMC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=societe+etienne+duboug&source=bl&ots=m1nBF3V5Tr&sig=ACfU3U3e3KqWwfhnungBXJLwCRc2kYnZxg&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6iZCy1rLlAhVkAmMBHSaqCDwQ6AEwBHoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=societe%20etienne%20duboug&f=false}}</ref>

In 1943 he founded the ] which was dedicated to helping allied millitary personnel escape.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://museedelaresistanceenligne.org/media11532-HISTORIQUE-DU-RESEAU-MAURICE|title=HISTORIQUE DU « RESEAU MAURICE »|language=french|website=Musée de la Résistance en Ligne}}</ref> On 7 September 1943, Mollard was arrested by the ] and deported to the ], where he remained until 24 April 1945. After his arrest the network was named in his honour as one of his pseudonyms was Maurice.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fartilleur.canalblog.com%2Farchives%2F2017%2F09%2F17%2F35683492.html#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url | title=Le Réseau Maurice - Mémoires d'un artilleur }}</ref> His son, Lieutenant Roger Mollard, was also deported but did not survive<ref>{{cite web|title=Émile Achille Marie Mollard|url=http://www.francaislibres.net/liste/fiche.php?index=86065}}</ref>.

Mollard started in 1914 as a Dragoon, ending the war as Second lieutenant. In 1938 he became a Squadron leader. Under the ] be became Lieutenant colonel and then Colonel. In 1946 he became a Brigadier general and just before his retirement in 1953 he became General of division. He concluded his career as the commander of the Material Application School and was promoted to ] in 1961.

Mollard died on 16 October 1991 in Paris and was interred in ], where a street was named in his honor.

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See also: Mollard
Émile Achille Marie Mollard
Born23 August 1895
Saint-Cloud, France
Died16 October 1991
Paris, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFrench Army
Years of service1914–1953
RankGénéral de division
UnitCavalry
Battles / warsWorld War I, World War II
Awards

Émile Achille Marie Mollard (23 August 1895 – 16 October 1991) was a French general and a resistance fighter who played a key role in the concealment of military equipment during the early days of the Armée d'armistice.

Émile Mollard volunteered for military service on 7 November 1914, joining the 20th Dragoon Regiment. In 1916, he attended the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and was later assigned to the 12th Dragoon Regiment as a second lieutenant. During World War I, he was cited for bravery and promoted to Knight of the Legion of Honour.

In 1935, Mollard joined the Armament and Technical Studies Section under General Bloch. He created the CDM which stood variously for "Concealing Military Equipment" or ""Camouflage of Equipment", an illegal organization within the Vichyite Armistice Army that oversaw clandestine stockpiles of weapons and vehicles.

In 1943 he founded the Maurice Network which was dedicated to helping allied millitary personnel escape. On 7 September 1943, Mollard was arrested by the Gestapo and deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp, where he remained until 24 April 1945. After his arrest the network was named in his honour as one of his pseudonyms was Maurice. His son, Lieutenant Roger Mollard, was also deported but did not survive.

Mollard started in 1914 as a Dragoon, ending the war as Second lieutenant. In 1938 he became a Squadron leader. Under the Vichy regime be became Lieutenant colonel and then Colonel. In 1946 he became a Brigadier general and just before his retirement in 1953 he became General of division. He concluded his career as the commander of the Material Application School and was promoted to Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in 1961.

Mollard died on 16 October 1991 in Paris and was interred in Penne-d'Agenais, where a street was named in his honor.

References

  1. Decree L. dz. 163/44, 27 August 1944.
  2. "Émile Mollard". Les Amis de la Fondation de la Résistance (in French).
  3. Ordre général n° 586, 17 June 1918.
  4. Carlier, Claude (2011). "Général Paul Dassault: l'armement et les études techniques de l'état-major de l'armée (1931–1945)". Guerres Mondiales et Conflits Contemporains. 243 (3). Cairn.info: 93–102. doi:10.3917/gmcc.243.0093. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. Raymond Sereau, L'armée de l'armistice (1940-1942). Nouvelles Éditions Latines. 1961. p. 33.
  6. "HISTORIQUE DU « RESEAU MAURICE »". Musée de la Résistance en Ligne (in French).
  7. "Le Réseau Maurice - Mémoires d'un artilleur".
  8. "Émile Achille Marie Mollard".
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