Bonnot Gang

The Bonnot Gang was a group of French anarchists known for robbing banks. They were credited with being the first to use the getaway car. They also used repeating rifles, which not even the police had. Their crimes were violent—murder, bank robbery and auto theft. They were known for their belief in illegalism, a school of anarchism that promotes crime. The reasoning was the state had no legitimate authority so they could break any laws they wished. The gang was named after its leader, Jules Bonnot. They were very famous at the time (1911-1912) and have been made into legends through books, television, movies, etc. throughout France and other countries.

Bonnot Gang Media

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  A 1912 illustration of the Bonnot Gang stealing an automobile in the Forest of Senart.

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  Attaque de l'agence de la Société Générale à Chantilly par la bande à Bonnot (anarcho-illégaliste), illustrée dans le supplément du Petit Journal.

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  Trial of the Bonnot Gang

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  Some members of the Bonnot Gang (from the top to the left and back…): Eugène Dieudonné, Jules Bonnot, Antoine Gauzy, Arthur Mallet, Pierre Cardi, Marius Metge, Edouard Carouy, Octave Garnier, René Valet, Joseph Renard, Émile Bachelet, Louis Rimbault, Marie Vuillemin, André Soudy, Étienne Monier, Raymond Callemin, Jean De Boë and Bernard Godoresky

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  Jules Bonnot, shot dead by law enforcement officers in France

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  Octave Garnier, shot while unconscious during a police raid on his safe house.

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  Raymond Callemin, executed by guillotine

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  Étienne Monier, executed by guillotine

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  André Soudy, executed by guillotine

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  Edouard Carouy, nicknamed "Leblanc," sentenced to life in prison but died immediately after sentencing using a cyanide pill hidden in his shoe.