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Béguin, Didier

Date of birth:
December 14th, 1918 (Paris - France)
Date of death:
November 26th, 1944 (Arnhem)
Buried on:
French War Cemetery Le Pétant
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Compagnon - capitaine
Unit:
escadrille "Strasbourg" du groupe de chasse "Alsace" (341th Squadron)
Awarded on:
November 8th, 1944
l' Ordre de la Libération
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
capitaine
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
capitaine
received with 7 stars / citations
Croix de Guerre (1939-1945)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
groupe de chasse n°3 "Normandie"
Awarded on:
February 15th, 1944
by Oukase
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
groupe de chasse n°3 "Normandie"
Awarded on:
September 12th, 1943
by Oukase
Orden Otechestvennoi voiny 2

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