Pavel Argeyev Military person

Capitaine Pavel Vladimirovich Argeyev (Russian: Павел Владимирович Аргеев) (March 1, 1887 - October 30, 1922), also known as Paul d'Argueev and The Eagle of Crimea, was a Russian-born flying ace of World War I, serving the French Armée de l'Air and Imperial Russian Air Service. Initially a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Army, he transferred to France where he became an aviator. He received a variety of decorations, both French and Russian, before dying in a flying accident in 1922.

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Pavel Argeyev
Alias (AKA)Павел Владимирович Аргеев (Russian)
Birth dateMarch 01, 1887
Birth place
Yalta , Russian Empire
Date of deathOctober 30, 1922
Place of death
Czechoslovakia , Trutnov

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allegiance
France
Russian Empire
award
Croix de guerre
Order of St. George
Order of St. Vladimir
Legion of Honour
Order of St. Anna
military branch
French Foreign Legion
French Air Force
Imperial Russian Air Service
Imperial Russian Army
military unit
Chernihiv
Escadrille SPA.124
Escadrille N.48
service start1909
service end1922

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