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Jean Delpech’s career from 1935 to 1950

In 2019, the Musée de l'Armée acquired a collection of over 700 drawings and prints by the artist, providing invaluable evidence of the Second World War: mobilized in 1938 in the Alpine hunters until the end of 1940, the painter, who lived in Paris during the Occupation, produced a quasi-ethnographic work on the war.

Historical landmarks

7 March

Remilitarization of the Rhineland

3 May

Victory of the Popular Front in the French parliamentary elections. Léon Blum becomes Prime Minister of France

Jean Delpech’s career

Enrolment in Paris’ School of Fine Arts

Military training as a deferred conscript at the Sidi Brahim military preparation company in Montrouge. Obtainment of a basic training certificate for military service

https://collectionjeandelpech.musee-armee.fr/en/chronology/1936