Armand de Turenne
| Armand de Turenne | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne |
| Born |
1 April 1891 Le Mans, Sarthe, France |
| Died | 10 December 1980 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Buried | Rivière-sur-Tarn, Aveyron, France (44°13′29″N 3°07′51.1″E / 44.22472°N 3.130861°ECoordinates: 44°13′29″N 3°07′51.1″E / 44.22472°N 3.130861°E) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/branch | French Army French Air Force |
| Years of service | 1909–1912, 1913–1942 |
| Rank | Colonel |
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| Commands held |
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| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Légion d'honneur Médaille militaire Croix de Guerre Military Cross (Britain) Croix de Guerre (Belgium) |
| Relations | Henri de Turenne (son) |
Colonel Armand Jean Galliot Joseph de Turenne, Marquis de Turenne d'Aubepeyre (1 April 1891 – 10 December 1980) was a French World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories. He went on to serve in the military until 1942.
De Turenne was born in Le Mans, Sarthe, the son of Guillaume Auguste Alyre Georges de Turenne and Marie Thérèse Madeleine Beaumevieille. On 15 April 1909 he volunteered to join the army for a period of three years, and served in the 10ème régiment de Chasseurs à cheval ("10th Light Cavalry Regiment"). He was promoted to brigadier ("corporal") on 10 February 1910 and to maréchal-des-logis ("sergeant") on 27 April 1911. His three years ended 13 April 1912, but he rejoined the army on 22 February 1913 and was posted to the 21ème régiment de Dragons ("21st Dragoon Regiment") based at Saint-Omer. He was promoted to maréchal des logis fourrier ("quartermaster-sergeant") on 18 December 1913.
On 10 August 1914, within a week of the outbreak of World War I, de Turenne was appointed an aspirant ("officer candidate"). On 15 July 1915 he transferred to the Army's aviation service - the Aéronautique Militaire - as an observer/bombardier, serving in Escadrille VB 102 of the 1er groupe de bombardement based at Malzéville from 21 July to 6 August 1915. He then trained as a pilot, receiving military pilot brevet No. 2135 at military flying school at Pau on 21 December 1915, and was commissioned as a sous-lieutenant on 26 December.
After advanced training at military flying school at Avord from 4 January to 7 March 1916, he was assigned to the Réserve Générale de l'Aviation (RGA) from 7 March to 13 June, then finally to Escadrille N 48 on 13 June 1916 to fly Nieuport fighters. He scored his first victory on 17 November 1916, and was promoted to lieutenant on 31 December. He was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 22 July 1917, his citation reading:
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