Charles de GAULLE Signed Autographed Letter. 1926. The Defense of France

  

The Autographes des Siècles bookstore has been specializing for many years in the sale of autograph letters and manuscripts. Signed autograph letter to Lucien Nachin. Four pages in-8° on the letterhead of Marshal Pétain's office. "The defensive organization, necessary at all times, is a matter of government. Detached to the office of Marshal Pétain, Captain Charles de Gaulle develops his strategic visions for national defense.

Praising the memory of some senior military figures such as Vauban, Gouvion Saint-Cyr, and Séré de Rivières, he alerts his correspondent to the indispensable necessity of a modern and willing army. "My dear comrade, The observations you wanted to send me yesterday regarding the study on the 'Role of our strongholds' are, for me, a new proof of your understanding and the penetration of your mind; all are judicious and if I do not fully agree with each one, believe me, I benefit from them. We seem to agree, it seems to me, on how to judge Vauban, Gouvion St Cyr, and even Séré de Rivières. Each of these men must be praised for having been able to synthesize the conditions of national defense in their time; all three considered it necessary—precisely because they made this synthesis—to establish a defensive system for the territory. However, perhaps we do not see things quite the same way, thinking of today's necessities.

You seemed worried about a defensive organization that would chain the command plan. Therefore, it should not, in my humble opinion, be the case that the defensive organization is—as many wish—a function of the operational plan. The defensive organization, necessary at all times, and which depends on the geographical, political, and even moral conditions in which the country finds itself, is a matter of government. The operational plan is the business of command. Strongholds (whatever their form) in its projects as means, just as it does between personnel, equipment, and mechanical power.

If I have the good fortune to meet you one day, I will specify, if you wish, what could be done today. Once again, all my thanks, my dear comrade, all my wishes for the new year, and the assurance of my highest esteem and my very cordial sympathy. Consult our manuscripts The Autographes des Siècles Gallery specializes in the sale and expertise of autograph letters and manuscripts of great personalities from past centuries.

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