Brother of Max Bingen
Jacques Bingen was enlisted in 1939; and rallied to De Gaulle in London in 1940 after a heroic trip via Gibraltar and Casablanca. He was close to his brother-in-law Andre Citroen; and a leading figure before WW2 in the armaments industry.
He was at first head of the Free French merchant navy; but later volunteered to parachute into France following the capture of the Resistance hero Jean Moulin.
In 1944 he was betrayed and captured; but committed suicide before being interrogated.
Jacques Bingen was enlisted in 1939; and rallied to De Gaulle in London in 1940 after a heroic trip via Gibraltar and Casablanca. He was close to his brother-in-law Andre Citroen; and a leading figure before WW2 in the armaments industry.
He was at first head of the Free French merchant navy; but later volunteered to parachute into France following the capture of the Resistance hero Jean Moulin.
In 1944 he was betrayed and captured; but committed suicide before being interrogated.
Brother of Max Bingen
Jacques Bingen was enlisted in 1939; and rallied to De Gaulle in London in 1940 after a heroic trip via Gibraltar and Casablanca. He was close to his brother-in-law Andre Citroen; and a leading figure before WW2 in the armaments industry.
He was at first head of the Free French merchant navy; but later volunteered to parachute into France following the capture of the Resistance hero Jean Moulin.
In 1944 he was betrayed and captured; but committed suicide before being interrogated.
Jacques Bingen was enlisted in 1939; and rallied to De Gaulle in London in 1940 after a heroic trip via Gibraltar and Casablanca. He was close to his brother-in-law Andre Citroen; and a leading figure before WW2 in the armaments industry.
He was at first head of the Free French merchant navy; but later volunteered to parachute into France following the capture of the Resistance hero Jean Moulin.
In 1944 he was betrayed and captured; but committed suicide before being interrogated.
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