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He invented a type of aircraft propeller used by the French army during World War I and founded the Societé des Avions Marcel Bloch aircraft company. Following the nationalization of his company in 1936, under the Front Populaire, he stayed as a director.
As a Jew, he was deportedDeportation is the expelling of someone from a country. In general it refers to the expulsion of foreigners (the expulsion of natives is usually called banishment, exile, or transportation). Almost all countries reserve the right of deportation of foreign to BuchenwaldElie Wiesel is second row, seventh from left). Buchenwald was a Nazi concentration camp established on Ettersberg Hill near Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, in July 1937. The name "Buchenwald" means " beech forest" in German, such a forest surrounding the area during World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough, refusing collaboration with the German aviation industry.
He changed his name from Bloch to Dassault in 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,. Dassault was the pseudonym of his brother, General Paul Bloch , in the French resistance and means "for assault", as in assault weaponAn Assault weapon is one of a wide group of weapons which some consider inappropriate for civilian ownership. This term is political in nature and it's use is highly controversial. Note that this term is NOT the same as an assault rifle, which has an esta.
After the war, Dassault built the foremost military aircraft manufacturer in France, Avions Marcel Dassault. He was succeeded by his son SergeSerge Dassault (born 4 April 1925) is a French entrepreneur. He is the son of Marcel Dassault, from which he inherited the Dassault Group (see also Dassault Aviation). His group owns 82% of Socpresse, which controls many French newspapers (including Le Fi as head of the group.