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Martial Valin

French aviator (1898-1980)

  • Fame44.8
  • Momentum3.1
  • Wikipedia593
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Lived 1898–1980, aged 82France
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    8 languages
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  • Era
    1898–1980
    Aged 82
  • Awards
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    recognised works
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Updated 2026-06-25

Martial Henri Valin was a French Air Force general. He initially served as a cavalryman in the First World War. After nine years cavalry service in the chasseurs d'Afrique, dragoons, spahis, and hussars, he eventually volunteered for the French Army's aviation branch, the aéronautique militaire, in 1926. He commanded the Free French Air Forces from July 1941 to June 1944, and was then Chief of General Staff of the French Air Army from October 1944 until 1946. He participated in both World Wars and the Rif War.

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