Group Lorraine bombardment

The Groupe of Bombardment Lorraine - air formation from which the Squadron from hunting 03.033 “Lorraine is resulting”, unit stationed on the Air base 112 of Rheims of 1961 to 2005 - is a group of bombardment made up during the Second world war. It was distinguished in North Africa and Western Europe.

Creation and various denominations

November 1940: Group reserved bombardment n° 1 (GRB 1)
September 24th 1941: the GRB 1 becomes the Group of bombardment n° 1 “Lorraine” (Lorraine GB)
April 7th 1943: “Lorraine” GB is integrated into the command of the Royal Air Force under the name of No.342 Squadron

Team leaders of Lorraine GB

November 1940 - September 1941: commander Jean Astier de Villatte
September 1941 - October 1941: captain Pierre Tassin de Saint-Péreuse
October 1941 - December 1941: commander Edouard Corniglion-Molinier
December 1941: lieutenant-colonel Charles Pijeau
December 1941 - June 1942: captain Pierre Tassin de Saint-Péreuse

Team leaders of Lorraine GB, No 342 Squadron

April 7th 1943 - December 1943: lieutenant-colonel Henri de Rancourt de Mimerand
December 1943 - November 1944: commander Michel Fourquet
November 1944 - May 1945: lieutenant-colonel Jacques Bellows

See too

Internal bonds

Group of hunting Alsace
Group of hunting Ile-de-France
free French Air forces
List of the ranks in the French Army
Romain Gary
Pierre Mendès France
Andre Malraux

External bonds

the site about the Release, with very complete biographies

French Aces of 39/45 a site carried out very well on the French pilots during the Second world war

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