Pierre Pouyade Military person

Pierre Pouyade (25 June 1911- 5 September 1979) was a French Air Force general, World War II flying ace, and one of the commanders of the Normandie-Niemen squadron. By the end of the War he had scored eight solo victories and two group victories, all but one on the Eastern Front.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 25, 1911
Birth place
Cerisiers
Date of deathSeptember 05, 1979
Place of death
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Military person

award
Order of the Red Banner
Resistance Medal
Royal Victorian Order
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of the Dragon of Annam
Legion of Honour
Czechoslovak War Cross
Medal For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
Aeronautical Medal
Order of Liberation
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
Order of the Black Star
military operations
World War II
military branch
French Air Force
military commandFrench Air Force
service start1930
service end1956

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External resources

  1. http://www.pobeda.witebsk.by/sky/hero/nn_ls/puyad