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Poype, de la, Roland

Date of birth:
July 28th, 1920 (Les Pradeaux, France)
Date of death:
October 23rd, 2012 (Saint-Tropez, France)
Nationality:
French

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
February 1940
Pilote
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 14th, 2008
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon
Awarded on:
December 29th, 1944
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
12 citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Groupe de chasse "Normandie"
Awarded on:
November 27th, 1944
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Groupe de chasse "Normandie"
Awarded on:
November 27th, 1944
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Groupe de chasse "Normandie"
Awarded on:
February 15th, 1944
Orden Krasnogo Znameni (1943-1991)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Groupe de chasse n° 3 "Normandie"
Awarded on:
July 2nd, 1943
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 1 (1942-1943)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Groupe de chasse n° 3 "Normandie"
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1945
Medal

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