Bezen Perrot
| Bezen Perrot | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1943–1945 |
| Country |
 Nazi Germany
|
| Allegiance | Nazi Germany (1943–45) |
| Branch |
Waffen-SS Sicherheitsdienst |
| Type | Intelligence service |
| Role | Anti-Partisan operations |
| Size | 80 (maximum strength) |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Célestin Lainé |
The Bezen Perrot (German: Bretonische Waffenverband der SS, English: Perrot Unit) was a Breton collaborationist force founded on 11 November 1943, during the German occupation of France. It was led by Célestin Lainé who formed it out of Lu Brezhon, a Breton separatist militia. During the course of the World War II it participated in anti-partisan operations under the direction of the German Sicherheitsdienst. Following the German defeat in Operation Overlord it was evacuated into Germany, where it dissolved in the aftermath of the German capitulation. Part of the group including Lainé managed to evade arrest, while others were imprisoned or executed in the post war pursuit of wartime collaborators. Bezen Perrot left a legacy of brutality, hampering future attempts to form an independent Breton state.
Prior to the expansion of the Roman Empire into the region, Gallic tribes had occupied the Armorican peninsula, dividing it into five regions that then formed the basis for the Roman administration of the area, and which survived into the period of the Duchy. These Gallic tribes (termed the Armorici in Latin), had close relationships with the Britonnes tribes in Roman Britain. Between the late 4th and the early 7th centuries, many of these Britonnes migrated to the Armorican peninsula, blending with the local people to form the later Britons, who eventually became the Bretons. These migrations from Britain contributed to Brittany's name, while also shaping its ethnic and linguistic identity. Brittany was divided into small, warring kingdoms, each competing for resources. The Frankish Carolingian Empire conquered the region during the 8th century, starting around 748 taking the whole of Brittany by 799. In 831 Louis the Pious appointed Nominoe, the Count of Vannes, as imperial missus dominicus for Brittany. The death of Louis in 840, sparked a civil war that fragmented the realm, enabling Nominoe to assert his authority over the former March of Brittany. In 846, the ruler of West Francia, Charles the Bald, signed a peace treaty with Nominoe, recognizing him as the first duke of Brittany.
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