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Well, he was most definitely not a "solitary mad genius". He was Army officer, who became interested in rockets quite early, and essentially become the most prominent French military rocket expert in 1930s. Just before the war, he worked on liquid-fuel anti-aircraft rocket (like German "Taifun", but earlier), and have a good team of co-workers.After defeat of France, Barri worked in a clandestine organization within the Vichy military, that (under pretext of developing "industrial gas generator") worked on EA-41 rocket. They managed to test engine several times without Nazi even noticing. For the full-scale testing, the team decided to move in Algeria - where they could have admiral Darlang support and no Gestapo spies around - but "Torch" happened after they managed to move only part of equipment. Barri and his men were forced into hiding, until the Liberation. All this demonstrated that he was actually quite good in working with others.
Well, he was most definitely not a "solitary mad genius". He was Army officer, who became interested in rockets quite early, and essentially become the most prominent French military rocket expert in 1930s. Just before the war, he worked on liquid-fuel anti-aircraft rocket (like German "Taifun", but earlier), and have a good team of co-workers.
After defeat of France, Barri worked in a clandestine organization within the Vichy military, that (under pretext of developing "industrial gas generator") worked on EA-41 rocket. They managed to test engine several times without Nazi even noticing. For the full-scale testing, the team decided to move in Algeria - where they could have admiral Darlang support and no Gestapo spies around - but "Torch" happened after they managed to move only part of equipment. Barri and his men were forced into hiding, until the Liberation. All this demonstrated that he was actually quite good in working with others.
