Martial valine

Martial Henri Valin , Martial Valin for short (born May 14, 1898 in Limoges , † September 19, 1980 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a general of the French air forces and commander of the air forces of France libre 1941-44.

Martial Valin began his military career in the First World War with the Dragoons. In 1917 he received an apprenticeship at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy . In the interwar period he graduated from the cavalry and tank school in Saumur , took part in the Rif War in 1925, but in 1926 chose the modern air force.

As a member of the military mission in Rio de Janeiro , Valin joined France libre , but did not reach England until 1941, where he took over the position of Vice Admiral Muselier , who had started to build the Forces aériennes françaises libres .

From 1946 Valin worked as head of the French military delegation at the UN . From 1947 to 1957 he was General Inspector of the French Air Force as Général d'armée aerienne .

Awards (selection)

• Legion d'honneur
  • Chevalier - July 11, 1931
  • Officier - November 28, 1941
  • Commandeur - December 30, 1944
  • Grand Officier - February 27, 1946
  • Grand Croix - June 30, 1949
• Compagnon de la Liberation - Decree of July 7, 1945
• Croix de guerre 1914-1918 .
• Croix de guerre 1939–1945 with 3 palm trees
• Médaille de la Résistance with rose window
• Croix du Combattant
• Croix du Combattant Volontaire 1939–1945
• Ordre des Palmes Académiques
• Order of the Leopold
• Legion of Merit
• Order of Friendship between Nations
• Order of the Bath
• Order of the White Lion

bibliography

• Le général d'armée aérienne Martial Valin 1898–1980: Répertoire numérique détaillé, département de l'armée de l'air, sous-série 10 Z (authors: Alain Alexandra, Pascal Gallien, Agnès Chablat-Beylot, and Service historique de l 'armée de l'air française)

Web links

• Le général d'armée aérienne Martial Valin