Born in 1897 in Coligny (Ain), it takes part heroically in the Large War. It adheres to the French Action in 1925 and joined in 1928 the Crosses of Fire, the Hood, and adheres to the French popular Party of Doriot in 1936. Considering the Legion French of the combatants too moderated, it creates in 1941, in themaritime ones, it Service d'ordre légionnaire (SOL), paramilitary movement, anti-semite, recognized by Pétain, whose members swear " to fight against the democracy, Jewish leprosy and dissidence gaullist "... The SOL becomes there Militia Frenchwoman in 1943. January 30, 1943, it is named secretary-general of the Militia charged to destroy Resistance... October 11, 1943, with 10 other heads of the Militia, it engages in Waffen-SS of which it is named Sturmbannführer and lends oath to Hitler. To the request of Führer, it enters the Vichy government with Doriot and Déat, appointed " secretary-general of the maintenance of law and order ". In January 1944, it exerts its authority on the whole of the police force and is entitled to create courses martial; it is him which, July 7, 1944, orders the execution of George Mandel. In September 1944, it gains Sigmaringen and integrates the Militia in division SS Charlemagne. Decree, condemned by High the Court of Justice, it is carried out on October 10, 1945.