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Historical
Originally GB II / 32 is
an Observation Group: GO II / 32. He becomes GB II / 32 on January
1, 1938.
On May 10, 1940, GB II /
32 is stationed in North Africa, attached to Bombardment Group No.
3.
The transformation of GB
II / 32 on Douglas DB-7 was delayed, and this prevented the Group
from joining the metropolis before the Armistice.
Staff
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Commanders
of the group
GB II/32
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| Commander
CORMIER |
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| Commander
ESPARRE |
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Commander
of the 3rd Squadron
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Captain
GROSS
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Commander
of the 4th Squadron
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| Captain
DE-PONTALBA |
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Personnel
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Pilots
and crew of the Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Etat
Civil
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Photos |
Citations
& Décorations
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| CORMIER
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Commander
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Cder
of Group |
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| DE-PONTALBA
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Captain
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Cder
4th Sqn.. |
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| DUPERIER
Léon - Maurice |
Lieutenant
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Léon
DUPERIER voluntarily joined the air force in 1927. He qualified
as a pilot in 1928 and was posted to the 34th RA in 1928 and
to the 37th RA in Morocco in 1930. He was transferred to the
reserves in November 1930. He was mobilised to the 32nd Air
Wing and posted to GB II/32 in 1939. He escaped from France
in December 1940 and joined the FAFL in March 1941. After a
spell in OTU, he successively joined squadrons 342, 615 and
402. He was appointed commander of the ‘Alsace’ fighter
group in 1941 and of the Ile-de-France in 1942. He took command
of the French fighter school in Great Britain in December 1943.
He was seconded to General Koenig's staff in May 1944 and became
head of the 3rd FFI office in Brittany in July 1944.
Brittany in July 1944. Léon DUPERIER was demobilised
in 1946 and transferred to the reserves. |
Born
13 June 1907, Paris (75)
Died in Paris on 8 June 1995. |
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| ESPARRE |
Commander
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Cder
of Group |
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| GROSS |
Captain
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Cder
3rd Sqn.. |
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Stories
of crews
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Crews
of Group
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Names
of crew members
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Rank
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Function
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Sqn.
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Informations
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Airfields
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Period
of use of airfields
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Names
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County
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| Chissey |
39
- Jura
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September
1, 1939
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| Dôle-Tavaux |
39
- Jura
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November
15, 1939
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| Orange
Violès |
84
- Vaucluse
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December
15, 1939
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| Marignane |
13
- Bouches du Rhône
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May
8, 1940
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| Oran
La Sénia |
Algeria
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May
11, 1940
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| Médiouna |
Marocco
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May
14, 1940
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| Alger
Maison-Blanche |
Algeria
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June
15, 1940
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| Aîn-Beda |
Algeria
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June
16, 1940
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| Alger
Maison-Blanche |
Algeria
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June
18, 1940
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| Médiouna |
Marocco
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June
19, 1940
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Itinerary
of the GB II/32
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Aircrafts
The GB II/32 was equipped
since its creation, following aircrafts :
The used aircrafts
are described in the accessible file by the link below. You will find
N ° of series, Registration, date of affectation to the group, and
fate of the plane there.
In
this list are identified :
- 3 Potez 390
- 4 Bloch MB200
- 5 Douglas DB7
Casualties
The
GB II/32 had no losses to deplore during the Campaign of France
Sources
- The
dates and places of birth of the Group's personnel are taken mainly
from the site : "Mémoires
des Hommes"
- Book : "Ils étaient
là" by Mr Jacqueline and Paul MARTIN - Editions Aéro-Editions
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