Maurice Sarraut

Maurice Sarraut. (Born in Bordeaux, 22 September 1869 and assassinated 2 December 1943). Older brother of Albert Sarraut. He loses his father in 1887 Omer Sarraut , Freemason and anticlerical at eighteen years. He is then committed to the newspaper La Dépêche de Toulouse, while following a lawyer's training. In 1892 , he organized the Paris branch of the newspaper and weaves many ties with MPs and ministers. He became executive director of the newspaper in 1909 and a group close to Pierre Lafitte .

He was assassinated December 2, 1943 at his home in the suburb of Toulouse. The collaborationist press immediately accused the Resistance, but very soon the police arrested the killers. They will be released shortly after the intervention of Joseph Darnand and the German authorities.

At the end of the war, the regional leader of the Militia, Henry Frossard , will be accused of providing weapons and vehicles to the killers . Sentenced to death, he will be executed on 14 May 1945.

Maurice Sarraut is buried in the cemetery of St. Vincent, Carcassonne .