Following the Allied bombings on Brest, the newspaper, originally headquartered in Place Wilson, was moved to Morlaix in 1941.
Until March 1942, under the direction of Marcel Coudurier, who was co-proprietor with Victor Le Gorgeu, the newspaper was sceptical towards Vichy policies.
However, under pressure from the German occupiers, who threatened to suspend the newspaper, Yann Fouéré took over as director in March 1942.
[1] In September 1944,[2] the newspaper was banned for collaboration with Germany and was replaced by Le Télégramme.
[3] The archives of La Dépêche de Brest et de l'Ouest have been available online since 1 January 2013, thanks to a joint effort by the Brest archives and the newspaper Le Télégramme.