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Roland de la Poype

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French fighter ace (1920-2012)

FranceLived 1920 to 2012 · aged 92
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Roland Paulze d'Ivoy de la Poype was a Second World War fighter ace and a member of the Normandie-Niemen fighter group that fought on the Soviet front attributed with 16 confirmed victories.

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The Neu Neu (Normandy-Niemen) in 1942. Roland de la Poype is second from the right.The Neu Neu (Normandy-Niemen) in 1942. Roland de la Poype is second from the right.

Awards 10

2008Honneur et Patrie Award
1995honorary citizen of Antibes
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Companion of the Liberation
Order of Lenin
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Red Banner
Hero of the Soviet Union
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class
Croix de guerre 1939-1945

Connected to Roland 6

François SureauAlso won Honneur et Patrie AwardHenri d'Astier de la VigerieAlso won Companion of the LiberationJosé AboulkerAlso won Companion of the LiberationJacques LaurentAlso won Honneur et Patrie AwardMarcel Maurice BigeardAlso won Honneur et Patrie AwardPhilippe RagueneauAlso won Companion of the Liberation

About this person

Country
France
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2012 · aged 92
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8 languages

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