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Valérie André
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veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer
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Valérie Marie André was a French military physician and physician born in Strasbourg in 1922. She served in the French Air Force, participating in World War II, the First Indochina War, and the Algerian War. Her career spanned from 1948 to 1981, and she was educated at the University of Paris. She was a member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace and was recognized in the Legion Of Merit collection.
André received several awards, including the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Croix de guerre 1939–1945, the Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures, and the Médaille de l'Aéronautique. She used the pseudonym Madame Ventilateur and spoke French. She resided in Issy-les-Moulineaux, where she also died in 2025. Her relative was André Santini.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Strasbourg
- Place of death
- Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Conflict
- Algerian War
- Military branch
- French Air Force
- Image
- Valerie André 2014.jpg
- Residence
- Issy-les-Moulineaux
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- date of birth
- 1922-04-21
- member of
- Académie de l'air et de l'espace
- allegiance
- France
- name in native language
- Valérie André
- Commons category
- Valérie André
- pseudonym
- Madame Ventilateur
- relative
- André Santini
- start of work period
- 1948-00-00
- date of death
- 2025-01-21
- end of work period
- 1981-00-00
- birth name
- Valérie Marie André
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