Mohamed El-Maadi (Arabic: محمد المعادى, romanized: Muḥammad al-Maʿādi; 2 January 1902 – between 1954 and 1956) was an Algerian fascist, ardent anti-semite, and Germanophile.
El-Maadi reenlisted in the French army during the 1939 campaign and became a highly decorated officer, he was awarded the legion of honour as well as the Ordre de la Division medal for his composure, energy, and uncommon courage.
During the same period, he came into contact with Algerian nationalist circles present in France and distanced himself from the RNP, in January 1943 he founded the biweekly publication, Er Rachid, which was financed by the German military intelligence Abwehr.
Six months after Algeria was occupied by the allies, El-Maadi authored a political manifesto entitled "L'Afrique du nord, terre d'histoire" in Paris.
Within its pages, El-Maadi articulated his vision for a "Eurafrican" collaboration, envisaging a partnership between a fascist France and the indigenous "Arabo-Berber" communities of North Africa.
[12] Central to El-Maadi's narrative was his reinterpretation of Numidian chivalry of antiquity, Christian Donatism of Aures, and themes of medieval Islamic pride from Iberia.
[13] in 1942 the Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism received 12,000 recruits, who were largely a mix of fascists, misfits and a number of North African immigrants who had been inspired by the anti-Communist rhetoric of El-Maadi.
[15] This brigade was made up of about 300 Algerians, although El-Maadi claimed that he could recruit three thousand men a month when needed, mainly from the Goutte d'Or neighborhood of Paris.