Dark, Sidney, 1874-1947

Envelope 5/6 ; microfilm reel 057, frames 155-162

1 newspaper clipping, 1 p. from MŬLSHAUSER TAFBLATT, 2 p. from STUTTGARTER NS-KURIER and 2 p. from DIE WELT WOCHE

Sidney Dark was a British journalist, correspondent, editor and critic -- (World Biographical Information System)

Francois Darlan was a French naval officer who rose through the French Navy, ultimately becoming Admiral of the Fleet. He was a major figure of the Vichy regime in France during World War II, and was its deputy leader for a time. His aim above all was to keep and to save the French fleet from destruction. For this reason he kept most of the ships in North Africa. The Anglo- American coalition attacked and destroyed a part of these ships and forced Darlan to cooperate with them against the Nazi regime. Soon after that Darlan was assasinated by a French Anti-Nazi activist whose aim was to unite all the French forces against Nazi Germany -- (Wikipedia)