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Henri Calloc'h de Kérillis (27 October 1889 – 11 April 1958) was a French aviator, reporter, writer and politician. A hero of World War I, he traveled widely in the 1920s, and wrote several books about his adventures. He became a journalist, then entered politics as an independent Republican. He was right-wing, conservative and profoundly nationalist. He was hostile to the parties that favored appeasement of Germany in the lead-up to World War II, and went into exile rather than be arrested after the armistice of July 1940. At first a strong supporter of Charles de Gaulle and his Free French, he later fell out with de Gaulle too. He spent the last years of his life in voluntary exile in the United States. ==Early career== Henri de Kérillis was born on 27 October 1889 at Vertheuil, Gironde. His parents were rear-Admiral Henri Calloc'h de Kérillis (1856–1940) and Louise Antoinette d'Elbauve (1864–1931). His family background was military, and he was expected to also follow a military career. He graduated from the cavalry school at Saumur as a second-lieutenant. On 29 June 1914 he married Anne Demaison (1891-1954). They had two children. In World War I de Kérillis was at first a cavalry lieutenant. He participated in the raid of the Gironde Squadron behind enemy lines in Belgium on 10 September 1914. He was wounded, and was made a knight of the Legion of Honor. He joined the air force, where he was known for his bravery. In June 1916 he led a reprisal raid on Karlsruhe which had the effect of temporarily stopping the bombing of French cities. He flew 256 missions, was cited six times and made an officer of the Legion of Honor. He suffered a serious injury, requiring trepanning. He then joined the Under-Secretary of State for Aeronautics, where he was responsible for monitoring the bomber fleet. When the war ended, de Kérillis resigned from the army. Until 1926 he was a director of the Farman Aviation Works. For this company he visited England and America, and spent six months in Cuba installing the first aerodrome there. He participated in a mission led by Gaston Gradis to cross the Sahara from Colomb-Béchar in Algeria to Savé in Dahomey (now Benin) between 15 November and 3 December 1924. He recorded the experience in his first book, ''De l'Algérie au Dahomey en automobile'' (1925). De Kérillis began working for ''l'Écho de Paris'', first as a reporter of major stories, then as chief of domestic politics. He continued to travel widely and to meet leading political figures in the countries he visited. He recorded his experiences and views in ''Du Pacifique à la mer Morte'' (From the Pacific to the Dead Sea), ''Faisons le point'' (Taking Stock) and ''L'Italie nouvelle'' (The New Italy). He published his political views in the ''Echo de Paris'' and then in the ''Epoque''. In 1925 he was in Syria, reporting for ''l'Écho de Paris'' during the Great Syrian Revolt. He blamed the events on the high commissioner, General Maurice Sarrail, whom he said had ignored warnings of trouble. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Henri de Kérillis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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