Camelots du Roi

French political group

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The Camelots du Roi were the youth group of the Action Française, an influential right-wing, anti-republican movement in France during the early 20th century. The Action Française advocated for integral nationalism, seeking to restore the monarchy as the unifying force for French society.1

The Camelots du Roi were known for their disruptive tactics, which brought them prominence among right-wing groups before World War I. The movement, though rooted in a desire for a return to the past, was revolutionary in its advocacy for the violent overthrow of the Third Republic. The Action Française and its youth group, the Camelots du Roi, were influential until their discrediting after World War II due to their association with the Vichy government.1

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France
The prewar years
…and its organized bands, the Camelots du Roi, anticipated the tactics of later fascist movements. By 1914 Maurras’s movement, though still relatively small, was the most coherent and influential enemy of the republic.
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…and its organized bands, the Camelots du Roi, anticipated the tactics of later fascist movements. By 1914 Maurras’s movement, though still relatively small, was the most coherent and influential enemy of the republic.
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Action Française
…and its youth group, the Camelots du Roi (“Hucksters of the King”), brought it to prominence among right-wing groups prior to World War I.
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…and its youth group, the Camelots du Roi (“Hucksters of the King”), brought it to prominence among right-wing groups prior to World War I.
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