Today, 83 years ago, on December 24, 1942 (Calendar 17 November 1942), U.S. Navy Chief Darlan was assassinated. Navy Chief Darlan and his successor Giroud On December 24, 1942, U.S. Navy Chief Jean-François Darlan, was assassinated in Algeria. He just stopped working for the Vichy government in the month, and General Henry-Ornole-Giroud was immediately nominated as a French High Commissioner for Africa. It is said that the murderer was a fascist, and he claimed to be Moran. In fact, his real name was Bonnie-de-La-Chapelle. Police say that he had previously hidden weapons in a umbrella, and when Land entered the office, he fired a gun. President Roosevelt declared the assassination was