Normandie‑Niémen Regiment
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The Normandie‑Niémen Regiment was a famed Free French fighter unit that fought on the Eastern Front alongside the Soviet Air Force during World War II, becoming one of France’s most decorated air regiments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Normandie‑Niémen Regiment canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Free French military unit
ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ fighter aviation regiment ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Yak-1
ⓘ
surface form:
Yakovlev Yak‑1
Yakovlev Yak-3 ⓘ
surface form:
Yakovlev Yak‑3
Yakovlev Yak-9 ⓘ
surface form:
Yakovlev Yak‑9
|
| alliedWith |
Soviet Air Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| approximateAerialVictories | about 273 confirmed kills ⓘ |
| approximatePilots | about 100 French pilots served ⓘ |
| approximateSorties | more than 5,000 combat sorties ⓘ |
| basedIn | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| branch | French Air Force ⓘ |
| casualties | about 40 pilots killed in action ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
French military museums
ⓘ
Russian military museums ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| decoration |
Compagnon de la Libération
ⓘ
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
Croix de la Libération ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Légion d’honneur
Order of the Patriotic War ⓘ Order of the Red Banner ⓘ Order of the Red Star ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
air superiority missions
ⓘ
escort missions ⓘ ground‑attack missions ⓘ |
| formed | 1942 ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Charles de Gaulle ⓘ |
| languageOfPersonnel | French ⓘ |
| laterName | Normandie‑Niémen ⓘ |
| legacy | name preserved in modern French Air and Space Force unit ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Jean Tulasne
ⓘ
Louis Delfino ⓘ Pierre Pouyade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being allowed to take its Yak fighters back to France after the war
ⓘ
being one of the most decorated units of the French Air Force ⓘ serving under Soviet command while retaining French identity ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Free French Air Forces
|
| originalName | Groupe de Chasse Normandie ⓘ |
| partOf | Free French Forces ⓘ |
| role | fighter unit ⓘ |
| side | Allies ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Franco‑Soviet wartime cooperation ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Front ⓘ |
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