[ Press WW2 Guerre 39/45] Paris-Soir (German) #567 24 February 1942 Jean Zay

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[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]
Paris evening
Daily
(Editing
German
- Paris 37 Rue du Louvre)
3rd year.
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N ° 567
Tuesday February 24, 1942
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First Printing
Original Edition
Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp.
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Newspaper
yellowed
like always
copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,
folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ...
Average condition-correct, d
tears on edges, minimal soiling, folds
, etc.
cf. visuals ...
Very Rare document!
Sold as described, as found
"Paris-evening"
Paris-Soir
is a French daily founded in Paris in 1923 by Eugène Merle, an anarchist activist, then taken over and managed from 1930 by Jean Prouvost who made it a very large newspaper; having appeared during the Occupation,
it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.
Its first issue was released on October 4, 1923. The exploitation of
Paris-Soir
was in deficit and, after the failure of a new subscription to which Edouard Herriot and Paul Painlevé called, in April 1924, Eugène Merle had to accept the capital of the Journal, Henri Letellier and François-Ignace Mouthon. In June 1926 Merle stopped writing in the newspaper he founded and in January 1927.
Paris-Soir
on that date became a right wing campaigning for the National Union in the 1928 elections.
In 1930, Jean Prouvost, an industrialist from the northern textile industry, took control. The daily ran a million copies in 1933 then 1.8 million in 1939 and published articles signed by Joseph Kessel, Blaise Cendrars and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
A Sunday edition,
Paris-Sunday evening
, was published from December 22, 1935 to September 16, 1939.
Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of
Paris-Midi
.
Paris-Soir
during WWII
On June 11, 1940, Jean Prouvost leaves Paris and continues publication in Nantes, then in the unoccupied zone, while the Parisian premises are used by the Germans who publish their
Paris-Soir
from June 22, 1940 to August 17, 1944, with Pierre Mouton (journalist) as editor.
The escape
The decline in the newspaper had been studied before the front broke up in May 1940 towards Nantes. The withdrawal of the Parisian press is ordered on June 10, and
Paris-Soir
is evacuated, after its last edition on the 11th, at 3.30 p.m., like the other Parisian newspapers, with the exception of
Morning
. The direction goes directly to Clermont-Ferrand; the newspaper is published in Nantes until 18, eve of the arrival of the Germans and in Clermont-Ferrand from June 10 to 17 (in the premises of the Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme, which belong to Pierre Laval).
On the 17th, learning from Joseph Kessel about the armistice project, confirmed by Pierre Laval, the management of
Paris-Soir
leaves for Bordeaux where the government is located, led since 16 by Philippe Pétain. The armistice placing Bordeaux in the occupied zone, Paris-Soir, or what remains of it, leaves for the free zone.
The main editorial office is located in Lyon while two local editions are planned in Marseille and Toulouse. On July 12, Prouvost joined Lyon, and took over the management of the company, which includes a daily newspaper and two weeklies,
Seven days
and
Marie Claire
.
The German edition of Paris
The Germans, who arrived on June 14, requisition the classified newspaper of "public interest": it was the largest circulation at the time. It assigns Lieutenant Weber, married to a Frenchwoman and knowing French perfectly. He entered the Parisian editorial building on rue du Louvre, and found only one Alsatian elevator operator, named Schiesslé. The latter is immediately appointed general manager, and sees his pay tripled, to justify the spoliation.
Paris-Soir
appears on June 22, with editors hired in a hurry. A little later, the writers Georges Claude, Pierre Hamp, Henri Cochet write articles, before realizing that the newspaper is not what it used to be.
Propagandastaffel indeed provides (dis) information releases. The definition of the newspaper is: "Alive information newspaper produced by a 100% French team". However, the circulation dropped inexorably in front of the pro-German opinions displayed, from 970,000 in November 1940 to 300,000 in 1942. There were still 380,000 copies in January 1943.
One of the problems was that of legality, faced with an editorial staff still alive in Lyon. We then appear the publishing company SAPEM, of the same name as that in the free zone, with the name of Jean Prouvost, to accentuate the illusion. We keep forcing the second to merge with the first.
The Paris-Lyon confrontation
As early as 1940, administrators, the director, Jean Prouvost, protested against spoliation. In Paris, after the director Schiesslé, succeed a printer, then the son of an opportunist municipal councilor. A building escapes occupation, the house of
Marie Claire
. The administrator present is responsible for informing the Lyonnais editorial staff, and quickly becomes a hub of the Resistance, with a liaison officer, information for the maquis. Crossings in Switzerland and Spain are organized. The network follows the organization of the newspaper, which radiates from Lyon. In February 1941, the administrator of the Parisian SAPEM tried to take possession of the premises. He is told that this will only be possible by force, the attempt does not go any further. More subtly, we make SAPEM Lyon pay, through an old appeal trial with a publishing company. The two publishing companies are summoned there. The Lyonnais refuse to come, so as not to have to recognize de facto the rights of the Germans, and are forced to pay 25 million francs. The tax authorities then put pressure on the payment of arrears, something that is impossible with property spoliation. The Parisian company immediately offers to pay these, in exchange for the recognition of its rights. The Lyonnais refuse, and pay again.
Censorship in the free zone
In addition to this confrontation, the
Paris-Soir
Lyon must deal with life in the free zone. At the start of the war, press freedom was still respected there.
Paris-Soir
can still headline on Anglo-American interviews. Jean Prouvost displays his desire to make the truth known, to subsist to counter the
Paris-Soir
German, and to support employees. In February 1941, Paul Marion became assistant secretary to the presidency of the Information Council, then in August 1941, general secretary of Information, to finish secretary of state for Information in April 1942. He is a former communist activist, used to censorship and propaganda, a declared fascist. He ran the French press from 1941 to 1944, gave it directives, punished it if necessary.
Paris-Soir
responds with the "war of titles": we enlarge the titles of sports information as much as possible, to the detriment of official information. We also camouflage certain texts emanating from the government. There are many tensions and conflicts. On November 11, 1942, the editorial staff learned that the Germans were entering the free zone. A placard is distributed, announcing the scuttling of Paris-Soir. Pierre Laval Minister of Vichy, furious at this insubordination to censorship, then demands the publication of the newspaper, or the deportation of the 300 employees. The newspaper then reappears, to avoid recovery by a Vichyss team, with the aim of being banned as soon as possible.
Resistance
The war of titles is then exacerbated, these going from simple to quadruple according to the information, and the circulation is sometimes dropped dramatically during bad news for the Allies. On May 25, 1943, Vichy reacts. He orders the writing of the enlarged titles. But Paris-Soir persists and starts again the next day, then is banned. To protect the title, a confidential edition is mounted in Toulouse. The editorial staff is unemployed, but will seek to be heard.
She will work discreetly with local newspapers, preparing special editions, favorable to the Allies, produced in the Resistance. In addition, the management protects all its employees against the STO, by sending them to the bush, to Spain, or to Switzerland. We propaganda documents, with the help of Henri Lumière. The Paris-Soir cars supply the maquis with clothing and information. In April 1944,
Seven days
, created by Paul Gordeaux for Jean Prouvost is scuttled.
The Liberation
As of the first news of the Allied landing, the editorial staff returned secretly to Paris. In July 1944, all the management was present. August 17 ceases all publication. Jean Prouvost escapes being taken hostage. Before the fighting ended in Paris on August 20, resistant journalists accompanied by the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) occupied the building of
Paris-Soir
, provided with requisition orders. Immediately, newspapers close to the resistance appeared:
Le Populaire, Franc-Tireur, Combat, Le Parisien libéré
… The building of
Paris-Soir
is occupied by
Tonight, Liberation
and
National Front
. The management of the proprietary newspaper is dismissed, and its directors are arrested by the FFI. In Lyon, the editorial team wants to be the first free newspaper to appear, but the FTP invades the premises to publish
The Patriot
. Jean Prouvost is hiding to avoid the arrest. The archives of
Paris-Soir
, mounted in Paris, manage to be saved.
This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal.
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[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -
[PRESS - WAR 39/45 - WW2]  Paris evening Daily (Editing German - Paris 37 Rue du Louvre) 3rd year. -N ° 567 Tuesday February 24, 1942 -    First Printing Original Edition   Small size, (about 30x43cm), 4pp. - Newspaper yellowed like always copy folded in 4, folds and various small tears,  folds on folds and on edges, small spots and holes, etc ... cf. visuals ...   Very Rare document! Sold as described, as found "Paris-evening"   it was banned at the Liberation in 1944.  Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name of Paris-Midi. Paris-Soir during WWII The escape The German edition of Paris The Paris-Lyon confrontation Censorship in the free zone Resistance The Liberation This ultimate spoliation marks the end of the great inter-war journal. - To be continued on ebay ... -