Jean-Marie Charles Abrial
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| 1879-12-17 - 1962-12-19 |
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial was a French admiral and Naval Minister. In 1940 he was named Commander-in-Chief of the northern naval forces and cooperated with British troops during the evacuation of Dunkirk, where he was among the last evacuated. From July 1940 to July 1941 he served Philippe Petain's Vichy regime as governor general of Algeria.
