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Valérie André

veteran of the French resistance, neurosurgeon, aviator, first female General Officer

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born
1922
died
2025
age at death
102
known for
military physician, helicopter pilot, physician

1922 – 2025

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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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