De Gaulle created the Normandie-Niemen squadron
Time: 1942
Place: France
Details: In 1942, de Gaulle created the Normandie-Niemen squadron, a Free French Air Force regiment, to fight on the Eastern Front. It is the only Western allied formation to have fought until the end of the war in the East.
‹ Earlier in historyVyacheslav Molotov sent out diplomatic notes about German atrocitiesTuesday Jan 6, 1942 Later in history ›100-250 km from MoscowWednesday Jan 7, 1942
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