- Henri Salaun (admiral)
Vice admiral Henru Salaun was an admiral in theFrench Navy . From 1 February 1920 to 1 February 1921, and again from 22 July 1924 to 31 December 1927, he wasChief of Staff of the French Navy . With the naval ministerGeorges Leygues he tried to get government funding priority for naval re-armament in coastal defence and the fleet, but many of the projects they initiated were delayed or cancelled due to priority instead being given to Army projects such as theMaginot Line (since Germany was seen as the main enemy and thus land re-armament as the priority) [J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann, [http://books.google.com/books?id=8ea-wpeWplQC&pg=RA1-PA100&lpg=RA1-PA100&dq=%22Henri+Salaun%22+admiral&source=web&ots=AG-gyOrbc_&sig=vFD3p2UA8u4JsGfxao6h90Lle7w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result "Fortress France: The Maginot Line and French Defenses in World War II"] , 2008, page 100] He did, however, preside over the opening of new docks and a deep-water basin atLe Havre onBastille Day 1928, shortly after also presiding over a naval review at the port. [cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,787368,00.html?promoid=googlep|work=TIME|title=Sea Power|date=16 July 1928] He was the paternal grandfather of the squash player Henri Salaun [ [http://www.squashtalk.com/profiles/hsalaun1.htm Squashtalk] ] .References
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