Paul Chenailler, (6 May 1904, Paris – 18 June 1960, Quéven) better known under the pseudonym Colonel Morice, was in charge of the French resistance in the Morbihan region Brittany during World War II. In 1940, at the beginning of the war, he was a "capitaine au long cours" and "lieutenant de vaisseau de réserve". After some reconnaissance missions at Le Havre, he relocated to Cherbourg, where he took command of the Marie-Gilberte and sailed from Casablanca in Morocco. In 1941, he was demobilised and relocated to the city. He immediately involved himself in the resistance, dealing with the general resupply of Morbihan. Chenailler took the name Colonel Morice after the arrest by the Germans of the commander Maurice Guillaudot, whose responsibilities he then assumed. As the regional commander