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The Brutus Network (French: Réseau Brutus) was a French Resistance movement during World War II. It was founded in 1941 by Pierre Fourcaud, parachuted in France with instructions from Charles de Gaulle to set up an intelligence network, and other socialist members of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), from the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Southern Zone, and led by Félix Gouin. As soon as July 1941, the network almost became the armed wing of the (CAS - Socialist Action Committee), of which Félix Gouin had been a co-founder, along with Daniel Mayer. The CAS delegate Eugène Thomas became the leader of the Brutus Network after the arrest of Pierre Fourcaud and the departure of his brother, Jean Fourcaud, for London.

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  • Das Réseau Brutus war eine französische Widerstandsorganisation bzw. ein Geheimdienstnetzwerk während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Frankreich. (de)
  • The Brutus Network (French: Réseau Brutus) was a French Resistance movement during World War II. It was founded in 1941 by Pierre Fourcaud, parachuted in France with instructions from Charles de Gaulle to set up an intelligence network, and other socialist members of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), from the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Southern Zone, and led by Félix Gouin. As soon as July 1941, the network almost became the armed wing of the (CAS - Socialist Action Committee), of which Félix Gouin had been a co-founder, along with Daniel Mayer. The CAS delegate Eugène Thomas became the leader of the Brutus Network after the arrest of Pierre Fourcaud and the departure of his brother, Jean Fourcaud, for London. Extending itself in 1942–43, Brutus became a national Resistance network in February 1943, in particular through the impulsion of . Boasting more than 1,000 agents, its headquarters were in Lyon, with Pierre Sudreau as responsible of the Northern Zone and of the Southern Zone. André Boyer entered the directing committee of the (United Movements of Resistance) in November 1943. At the end of this year, the network was strongly affected by the arrest of Boyer, Sudreau, and Hermann. Gaston Defferre, later mayor of Marseilles for years, succeeded to André Boyer (he was previously his deputy) as national chief. (en)
  • Brutus est un réseau de Résistance, fondé en 1941 par Pierre Fourcaud, membre du BCRA, et les résistants socialistes des Bouches-du-Rhône, regroupés autour de Félix Gouin, député-maire d'Istres. S'étendant rapidement dans les régions de Marseille et Toulouse, comprenant de nombreux avocats, le réseau est dirigé par André Boyer. En 1943, il prend une importance nationale. (fr)
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  • Das Réseau Brutus war eine französische Widerstandsorganisation bzw. ein Geheimdienstnetzwerk während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Frankreich. (de)
  • Brutus est un réseau de Résistance, fondé en 1941 par Pierre Fourcaud, membre du BCRA, et les résistants socialistes des Bouches-du-Rhône, regroupés autour de Félix Gouin, député-maire d'Istres. S'étendant rapidement dans les régions de Marseille et Toulouse, comprenant de nombreux avocats, le réseau est dirigé par André Boyer. En 1943, il prend une importance nationale. (fr)
  • The Brutus Network (French: Réseau Brutus) was a French Resistance movement during World War II. It was founded in 1941 by Pierre Fourcaud, parachuted in France with instructions from Charles de Gaulle to set up an intelligence network, and other socialist members of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), from the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Southern Zone, and led by Félix Gouin. As soon as July 1941, the network almost became the armed wing of the (CAS - Socialist Action Committee), of which Félix Gouin had been a co-founder, along with Daniel Mayer. The CAS delegate Eugène Thomas became the leader of the Brutus Network after the arrest of Pierre Fourcaud and the departure of his brother, Jean Fourcaud, for London. (en)
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  • Réseau Brutus (de)
  • Brutus Network (en)
  • Réseau Brutus (fr)
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