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Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont
Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont (14 May 1914 – 2 August 2006) was a militant communist who took part in the French Resistance during the Second World War, and a French politician. Along with General Leclerc and Henri Rol-Tanguy, he accepted the surrender of Dietrich von Choltitz at the Liberation of Paris.
Early years.
He was born Maurice Kriegel in Strasbourg to a Jewish family with central European origins. He studied law at the University of Strasbourg, and then became legal adviser to
outspoken anticommunist.
Her brother was the historian Jean-Jacques Becker, and she was married to Arthur Kriegel, a brother of Maurice Kriegel-Valrimont. The Association d'études et de recherches en sciences sociales Annie Kriegel is named in her honour.
Selected works.
- "1920. Le Congrès de Tours. Naissance du PCF", Paris, Julliard, 1964.
- "Les Communistes français : essai d'ethnographie politique", Paris, Seuil, 1968.
- "Les Grands Procès dans les systèmes communistes