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Valérie André
veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer
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dead
- born
- 1922
- died
- 2025
- age at death
- 102
- known for
- military physician, helicopter pilot, physician
1922 – 2025

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who valérie andré is
Valérie André was a neurosurgeon, aviator, and the first female member of the French military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General. In 1981, she was promoted to Inspector General of Medicine. A helicopter pilot, she is the first woman to have piloted a helicopter in a combat zone. She was also a founding member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace.
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