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572:, announced that the Soviet government welcomed French aviators on the Eastern Front. On 19 February 1942, de Gaulle designated Luguet and Captain Albert Mirlesse (under the authority of General Valin) to negotiate with the Soviet Union. Negotiations were lengthy, and Colonel Pougachev (military chief of the mission in London) opposed a separate French group near the Red Army. Parallel negotiations in Moscow and
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345:) has adopted a number of formations and designations since 1942. Originally formed as Groupe de Chasse Normandie 3 in 1942, it was re-designated as a regiment (with and without the "Niemen" designation) in 1944 and received four different squadron numbers (in 1953, 1962, 1993, and 1995) and two later regimental designations (in 2008 and 2011).
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The gift of the
Regiment Normandie-Niémen of all the aircraft on which they flew demonstrated the sincere friendship between the French and Soviet people ... In giving the pilots of Normandie-Nièmen the honour of keeping their arms and allowing them to return to their homeland on their combat
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lasted from 2 December 1942 to 14 March 1943. On 20 March, French mission military chief in Moscow Ernest Petit, Ivanovo base commander Shumov, commander of the aerial base of
Ivanovo, and Colonel Levandovich of the Soviet air force high command reviewed the group for two days. According to the
1731:- Fighter aircraft used between 19 January and 22 March 1943 for advanced and dogfight training. The squadron originally received six planes; eight were sent in March 1943, and four at the end of April. They began to train new pilots in June, and remained in the squadron until the end of 1943.
830:, the regiment's pilots claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed with no losses; twelve more German aircraft were shot down the following day, again with no losses, for a two-day record. The regiment was based in Germany by November, the first French troops in Germany since the September 1939
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Donjon, Yves (April 2023). "Une épreuve du deu glorieuse, mais chèrement payée: La première campagne du GC III Normandie (mars-novembre 1943, première partie" [A Glorious Ordeal by Fire, but Dearly Bought: The First
Campaign of GC III Normandie (March–November 1943, part 1].
360:, is notable as one of only three units from Western Allied countries to see combat on the Eastern Front during the war and was the only Western Allied unit which fought with Soviet forces until the end of the war in Europe. The 3rd Fighter Group (Groupe de Chasse 3, or GC 3) in the
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Donjon, Yves (May 2023). "Une épreuve du deu glorieuse, mais chèrement payée: La première campagne du GC III Normandie (mars-novembre 1943, deuxième partie" [A Glorious Ordeal by Fire, but Dearly Bought: The First
Campaign of GC III Normandie (March–November 1943, part 2].
842:, he returned to France with other veteran pilots. By the end of 1944, 201 kills were claimed. The regiment went to Moscow in early winter for de Gaulle's diplomatic visit with Stalin; one-quarter of the pilots were given leave in France, reducing it to three
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while awaiting Soviet approval. Fighter Group
Normandie was created in late 1942 (the first date mentioned in the Marching Journal was 15 September) as "Normandie". Joseph Pouliquen suggested the name for GC 3; he had wanted to use the name of his province,
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between 22 March 1943 and 9 May 1945. It destroyed 273 enemy aircraft and received a number of orders, citations and decorations from the Free French and Soviet governments, including the French Légion d'Honneur and the Soviet
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In August, French mechanics commanded by Alex Michel and Louis Duprat were sent to the Middle East and replaced by Soviet mechanics at the order of
Captain Sergueï Agavelian. On 11 October, de Gaulle awarded the squadron the
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Maryvonne et René Gaudart, Pilotes du
Normandie-Niemen (Pilots of Normandie-Niemen), d'après le journal de Roger Penverne dans l'Armée rouge (Based on the Journal of Roger Penverne in the Red Army), Éditions JPO, 2016, 500
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François De
Geoffre (photogr. collections privées des pilotes et Capitaine Eichenbaum), Normandie Niemen : Souvenirs d'un pilote (Souvenir of a Pilot), Paris, Editions André Bonne, 1958, 288 p., 19x14
1178:(BA 112) in June 1966, remaining there for almost 30 years as part of the 30e Escadre de Chasse. On 18 September 1992, the squadron celebrated its 50th anniversary. The celebration included a visit by
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In
February 1945, Delfino reduced the squadron to two units: the 2nd and 3rd, commanded respectively by Captain de Saint-Marceaux and Captain Charles de La Salle. Other notable personnel included:
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On 25 February 1942, the first list of pilots was given to the
Soviets. The first commandant, Joseph Pouliquen, was tasked by De Gaulle with forming and commanding Fighter Group 3 (GC 3) in
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directed by Jean Dréville and Damir Viatich-Berejnykh, explores the arrival in Russia of the first twenty pilots for training and the formation of the squadron. The squadron appears in the
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Icare N° 64 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome III: La Campagne 1944, les mécaniciens soviétiques, la visite du général de Gaulle, Paris, hiver-printemps 1973, 221 p.
1338:. From 13 to 25 April 2016, two Rafales from the squadron and two from the Escadron de Chasse 1/7 Provence were deployed to an RAF station as part of the Griffin Strike 2016 exercise.
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ordered the 303rd Aerial Division emblem (to which Normandie-Niemen belonged) painted on the Yaks. Pouyade was released from command at the end of the year; replaced by commander
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Icare N° 62 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome I: Ce que voulait De Gaulle, l'entraînement à Ivanovo, les premiers disparus, Paris, printemps-eté 1972, 221 p.
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Selon Yves Courrière, 1979, le prix payé fut lourd: six morts en quatre jours pour 17 victoires homologues (heavy casualties: six fatalities in four days for 17 victories).
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Serguei Dybov, Normandie-Niemen. L'histoire complète d'un régiment légendaire, Moscou (The complete history of a legendary regiment, Moscow), Éditions Yaouza, 2011, 320 p.
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on 6 November. In their first year at the front, they claimed 86 kills (77 confirmed, 9 "probables") and 16 enemy aircraft damaged against a loss of 25 Yak fighters.
588:, but it was already in use by a bombardment group. The first volunteer group consisted of 14 French fighter pilots and 58 mechanics, joined by 17 Soviet mechanics.
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Icare N° 65 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome IV: La Campagne 1944, la Biélorussie, la bataille du Niémen, Paris, printemps 1973, 175 p.
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Icare N° 63 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome II: La bataille d'Orel, les mécaniciens, retour à Toula, Paris, automne-hiver 1972, 227 p.
1747:- Main fighter aircraft used from late July 1944 to May 1945. Thirty-seven Yak-3s were given to the French Air Force and used from June 1945 to April 1947.
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The squadron was decommissioned on 3 July 2009, with the last takeoffs for Reims and Châteaudun in mid-July; after 17 July 2009, no aircraft flew out of
1159:. The regiment was split in two in 1953, and one of the two squadrons became the Escadron de Chasse 2/6 Normandie-Niémen. After the dissolution of the
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in early February 1946; the civilian base had a zone reserved for the air force. As training aircraft, without spare parts, the planes were gradually
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Histoire de l'escadrille Normadie Niemen en U.R.S.S. Journal de marche (22 mars 1942 – 20 juin 1945), Paris, Office français d'édition, 1946, 203 p.
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On 1 July 1995, the squadron was renamed Escadron de Chasse 2/30 "Normandie-Niemen". Four years later, it participated in Operation Allied Force (
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De Gaulle ordered the creation of GC 3 on 1 September 1942, commanded by Pouliquen. Mechanics, pilots and hardware travelled by rail and air via
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Icare N° 67 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome V: La Campagne 1945 en Prusse Orientale, Paris, hiver-printemps 1974, 137 p.
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Icare N° 70 Revue de l'aviation française, Normandie Niémen. Tome VI: La Victoire, le retour en France, Paris, automne-hiver 1974, 163 p.
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reviewers, "By its military qualities and morals, this unit is ready to be sent to the front"; it became operational on 22 March 1943.
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977:. Forty-seven Axis planes were damaged, and eight train stations, five airfields, four garrisons and three factories were attacked.
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760:, who joined the squadron after deserting from Vichy in Indochina, became commander. It became the focus of Soviet propaganda, and
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or from the Île-de-France fighter group in England and from the Alsace Fighter Group North Africa. The eight British pilots were
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2017:
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2736:, RETOUR DE L'ESCADRILLE NORMANDIE-NIEMEN Les Actualités Françaises – 29 June 1945, French national audiovisual institute INA.
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Last remaining Normandie Niemen Yakovlev 3 on static display at Le Bourget Air and Space Museum/Musée de l'air et de l'espace
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De Gaulle, believing in the importance of French soldiers serving on all fronts of the war, decided to engage forces on the
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Joseph Risso (23 January 1920 – 24 November 2005) – Member of Unit 1, Order of the Red Banner recipient who flew a Yak-9T
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The squadron claimed 273 enemy aircraft shot down (37 probable), with a loss of 87 aircraft and 52 pilots. About 5,240
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was initially a group of French fighter pilots sent to aid Soviet forces on the Eastern Front at the suggestion of
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Roger Sauvage, Un du Normandie-Niemen, éditions J'ai lu Leur aventure, no A23, Paris, 1971, 372pp. ISBN B0000DOP3V
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1422:(25 November 1917 – 23 August 2010) – Leader of Unit 1, a Hero of the Soviet Union and Order of Lenin recipient
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On 13 October 1993, the squadron was renamed Escadron de Chasse 1/13 Normandie-Niémen. It later left Reims for
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unit, with its formal reactivation on 25 June 2012 as Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen at the BA 118
372:, who felt it important that French servicemen serve on all fronts of the war. The group, first commanded by
1983:
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names of places at which they had fought. On 16 October, the first day of an unsuccessful offensive against
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772:. Only six pilots remained from the original group, which had 72 air victories, by the time GC 3 moved to
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D fighter in Tula, the regiment rejoined the front for its second campaign. The campaign was fought near
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1953: RC Normandie-Niémen is split in two parts, one becoming the Escadron de Chasse 2/6 Normandie-Niémen
1960:
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Claude-Henry Leconte, André Moynet, Pilote de combat, Paris, éditions de la pensée moderne, 1955, 222 p
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Monuments and tombs of squadron pilots and unknown French soldiers are in the French Square (French:
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Jean de Pange, De Koufra... au Normandie-Niemen 1940–1945, Metz, éditions Serpenoise, 2011, 345 p. (
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Yves Courrière, Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la guerre, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, 414 p. (
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Marcel Lefevre (17 March 1918 – 5 June 1944) – Leader of Unit 3, posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union
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to fight with the Allies. Britain became an important Free French military base and rallying point.
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7 February 1944: GC Normandie 3 becomes the Régiment de Chasse Normandie (RC Normandie), with four
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of international relations at the Soviet Air Ministry general staff headquarters, the group left
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French pilot Bruno de Faletans (later killed in action) and a Soviet radio operator in April 1943
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with the squadron colors took off from Mont-de-Marsan Air Base on 25 August 2011, reviving the
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Antoine Fouchet, " Normandie-Niemen enfin à l'honneur ", La Croix, 7 octobre 2006 (en ligne ).
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The squadron was part of the French Air Force, which ordered the transfer of its aircraft to
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1769:- The squadron's last Yak-3 fighter is at the Musée de l'Air at Le Bourget Airport in Paris.
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V - Advanced training aircraft used for training between December 1942 and 25 January 1943.
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1292:. Veterans of the squadron and a French contingent from the unit participated in the 9 May
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13 October 1993: EC 2/30 is dissolved and renamed Escadron de Chasse 1/13 Normandie-Niémen.
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1955:, with Italian actor Erno Bertoli playing Pierre Pouyade. The character Lieutenant Duroc (
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bomber. Eight days later, three pilots were shot down; three Fw 190s were also shot down.
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1 July 1995: The squadron returns to its name of Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niémen.
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1719:- Used for training from 1 to 18 December 1942, and later for liaison and courier duties.
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1 September 1942: Creation of the Groupe de Chasse Normandie n° III (GC Normandie 3) in
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Roland de la Poype, L'épopée du Normandie-Niémen, Paris, éditions Perrin, 2011, 268 p. (
2018:"Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)"
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between early June and late July 1944. Two Yak-9Ds were still used on 10 September 1944.
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2331:" Meyenheim : la fin du Normandie-Niemen et de l'aviation militaire en Alsace "
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CT aircraft. It was disbanded in June 2010 and re-activated the following year as a
2471:"Russian, French scouts to recover WW II fighter plane, pilot's remains from swamp"
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In 2005, the squadron (now known as Escadron de chasse 1/30 Normandie-Niemen) flew
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On 9 June 2017, the squadron celebrated its 75th anniversary. With help from the
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Vezin, Alain, Régiment de Chasse Normandie Niemen, Éditions ETAI, 2009, 208 p. (
1925:. The remains of six other squadron members were repatriated to France in 1953.
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decreed that combatants could return home with their arms. The squadron flew to
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1 September 2011: The squadron becomes Regiment de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niémen.
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Christian-Jacques Ehrengardt, Normandie-Niemen, éditions Heimdal, 1989, 96 p. (
1431:(28 July 1920 – 23 October 2012) – Member of Unit 1, a Hero of the Soviet Union
534:, the air attaché of the Vichy government in Moscow, changed his allegiance to
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From 31 August 2015 to 18 September 2015, fifteen Rafales from the squadron's
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A Yak 3 (01) at Paris–Le Bourget Airport's Musée de l'air et de l'espace; its
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The President of France gives award to Russian air regiment "Normandia-Neman"
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discovered a World War II Yak-1 belonging to the squadron in August 2018.
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commemorating the squadron in Moscow's Lefortovo Park on 10 October 2007.
681:. The group were trained at Ivanovo in handling their first aircraft: the
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Patrice Erler, L'ardente flamme, auto-édition, historique de 1942 à 2002.
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Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
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in 1942. He initially proposed to send a mechanized division (the future
469:, becoming the Régiment de Chasse Normandie-Niémen (RC Normandie-Niémen).
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on 3 September 2015, and reformed at the BA 118 Mont-de-Marsan Air Base.
1713:- Basic training aircraft, used for training from 1 to 18 December 1942.
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21 July 1944: The Régiment de Chasse Normandie receives the designation
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Bernole, Andre, and Glenn Barnett, "French Aces on the Eastern Front",
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aerobatics team and a delegation of military veterans from the former
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on 22 June 1941, Soviet authorities declared their representatives of
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1288:. Its regimental colors and some of its aircraft and pilots went to
882:), it participated in the invasion of East Prussia and the siege of
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Constantin Feldzer, On y va !, Boulogne, Axis, 1987, 482 p. (
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Yves Donjon, Ceux du Normandie-Niemen (Those of Normandie-Niemen).
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After lengthy negotiations with Colonel Levandovich, the military
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aircraft, the Soviet Union offered them the highest compensation.
479:, and renamed Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niémen (EC 2/30).
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2498:, éditions J'ai lu Leur aventure, n° A23, Paris, 1971, page 301.
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of the Russian Air Force was renamed Normandiya-Neman. Based in
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625:, and Lieutenant Didier Béguin. The six "Libyans" were Aspirant
1052:(with eleven citations between the two) from the Soviet Union.
561:, however, made him opt for an air unit instead of a division.
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27 June 2008: Renamed Regiment de Chasse 1/30 Normandie-Niémen.
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in 1986; the plane nearest the camera belonged to the squadron.
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1962: The 6th Escadre de Chasse is dissolved, attached to the
553:) to the Eastern front. British opposition and the advice of
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Jacques André (25 February 1919 – 2 April 1988) – Lieutenant
1068:. A restored specimen is at the Paris–Le Bourget Airport's
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airfield on 12 November 1942 and arrived on 28 November at
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The first 14 fighter pilots of GC 3 came from units of the
2042:– Nos. 81 and 134 RAF squadrons – which were stationed in
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reinforced by North African pilots. After training on the
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GC 3, equipped with the Yak-1 fighter, saw combat between
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First campaign (22 March – 6 November 1943)
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Mikoutani is a small Lithuanian village half-way between
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and became the Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niémen.
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decreed that any French pilots were to be shot on sight.
729:. Pilots Albert Preziosi and Albert Durand shot down two
1959:) describes his time with the Free French squadron in
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The squadron became a regiment in 1944, with a fourth
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Arrival of the Normandie-Niemen Regiment at Stuttgart
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
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River region; it was common to give Soviet units the
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Fighter squadrons of the French Air and Space Force
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2784:Military units and formations established in 1942
2388:"Premier Rafale aux couleurs du Normandie-Niémen"
673:air base (250 km north-east of Moscow), via
504:called on Frenchmen to join him in London in his
1024:) in 1945. Members of the squadron received the
913:on 17 June. On 20 June, the squadron arrived at
576:, the alternate Soviet capital, were fruitless.
2179:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, pp. 195-197.
1369:1 September 1942 – 22 February 1943: Commander
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957:. It destroyed 27 trains, 22 locomotives, two
2413:Traditions des escadrilles de l'armée de l'air
2308:"18th Guards Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment"
2069:500 Days: The War in Eastern Europe, 1944–1945
2251:"Colonel Delin : Normandie Niemen (pdf)"
806:) until 27 November 1944. The following day,
383:, fought in three campaigns on behalf of the
8:
1108:A Dassault Rafale with the squadron's colors
866:The squadron began its third campaign (from
530:and asked them to return to France. Colonel
203:
2349:Cf. Reportage sur Radio-France le même jour
2054:light bomber wing was stationed briefly at
1947:film series about the Russian war from the
1605:14 February 1945: Wittenberg (East Prussia)
1406:12 December 1944 – 20 June 1945: Commander
1400:17 July 1943 – 12 December 1944: Commander
1382:22 February 1943 – 17 July 1943: Commander
1737:D - Fighter aircraft used for training in
953:were flown, and the unit took part in 869
2205:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, p.364.
2203:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la guerre
2190:Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voina 1941-1945,
2177:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la guerre
2137:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la Guerre
2126:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, p.128.
2124:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la guerre
2111:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la Guerre
2085:Normandie Niémen. Un temps pour la guerre
1228:. On 9 May 1995, the 50th anniversary of
905:the following day. They were received by
2362:"25 juin, le retour du Normandie-Niémen"
2139:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, p.64.
1673:May 1951: Oran Aerial Base 141 (Algeria)
1277:unveiled a monument by Russian sculptor
1220:. In 1994, the squadron participated in
1174:on 13 March 1962. The squadron moved to
917:three days later. They were welcomed at
326:CT fighters and stationed at the BA 132
301:Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen
40:Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen
18:Escadron de Chasse 2/30 Normandie-Niemen
2192:Moskva: Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya, 1985
2113:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, p.39
2087:, Paris, Presses de la Cité, 1979, p.35
2009:
921:, and their 38 Yak-3s paraded down the
874:) on 14 January 1945, concentrating on
721:. It became the fourth squadron of the
2100:, Paris, Éditions Perrin, 2011, p.100.
1224:in Rwanda and Opération Crécerelle in
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