Memorial "Normandie-Niemen" Squadron

Bolchaïa Yakimanka Ul, Moskva
Moscow, Russia

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 by: Fedor de Vries

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