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Cagoulards

  • plural
    of Cagoulard.
    Cagoulard
    noun
    a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.

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As Minister of the Interior following the war, Mitterrand tried to get some of the Cagoulards out of jail.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the top of the Cagoulards is a Supreme War Council or General Staff whose members have not been disclosed.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.

Just how many members the Cagoulards actually have is unknown except to its Supreme Council and probably to the German and Italian Intelligence Divisions.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.

Those conversations which I quote directly came from people who were present when they occurred or, as in the case of the Cagoulards in France, from official records.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.

There are two different kinds of cells in the Cagoulards, "heavy" and "light" ones.

From Secret Armies The New Technique of Nazi Warfare by Spivak, John L.

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