Memorial "Normandie-Niemen" Squadron
This plaque, at the French ambassy in Moscow, commemorates the distinction of the French pilots of the Normandie-Niemen Squadron by General De Gaulle on 9 December 1944, on this location.
The Normandie-Niemen Squadron was one of the two Western Allied units which fought in Russia.
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- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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