page_title: Charles Platon
hierarchical_section_title: Charles Platon
caption_attribution_description: Amiral Platon
context_page_description: René-Charles Platon was a French admiral who was responsible for the Colonial Ministry under the Vichy government.
  He was a passionate supporter of the Révolution nationale of Vichy France, which he wanted to export to the colonies.
  He was hostile to elected bodies, anti-Semitic, anti-Masonic and supported the back-to-the-soil movement.
  He saw Britain as the enemy of France. After the Allied invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944 he was captured by French partisans, given a summary trial and executed.
context_section_description: René-Charles Platon (19 September 1886 – 28 August 1944) was a French admiral who was responsible for the Colonial Ministry under the Vichy government. 
  He was a passionate supporter of the Révolution nationale (National Revolution) of Vichy France, which he wanted to export to the colonies. 
  He was hostile to elected bodies, anti-Semitic, anti-Masonic and supported the back-to-the-soil movement.
  He saw Britain as the enemy of France. After the Allied invasion of Normandy in the summer of 1944 he was captured by French partisans, given a summary trial and executed.
caption: Platon in 1942
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