Jacques Legrand (24 October 1906 – 30 June 1944) was a French Resistance leader and a chemical engineer at the Curie Institute in Paris.
[5] Réseau Gloria operated during the German occupation of France during World War II with the primary task of gathering naval and maritime intelligence.
[4] The network was in touch with the British Secret Intelligence Service and with the Special Operations Executive (SOE).
[8] Legrand and Réseau Gloria provided information, photographs, and maps to American Virginia Hall, among others.
[12] Acting on intelligence provided by Alesch, Legrand was arrested by the Germans on 13 August 1942, effectively ending the Réseau Gloria network.