Jean d\' Aulan

Born with Savasse (Drome) on November 20th, 1900, Jean d' Aulan , pilot and large resistant, was killed in aerial combat on the territory of the commune of Heidwiller (locality: Tagolsheimer Holz) on October 8th, 1944.

Biography

Marie Quenin Felix Ghislain Foulques Jean of the Cross of Suarez d' Aulan, known as “Jean d' Aulan”, was university champion of swimming and champion of Europe of dive of high-flight. Captain of the team of France of bobsleigh, it was four times champion of France, was Olympic medal in 1928 and world champion in 1930. He twice gained the 24 hours of Mans in his category and, in the field of aviation, gained the air rallys of Egypt in 1935 and Germany in 1936.

President of the Company of the wines from champagne Piper Heidsieck with Rheims, it hid weapons parachuted of England in the cellars during the occupation. Denounced with the Gestapo, it could nevertheless gain North Africa via Spain. It engaged, in spite of its age, in famous the Escadrille Fayette of the Group of Hunting II/5, becoming thus the oldest aviator of hunting of the Second world war.

After many missions carried out above the Germany, it was cut down on board its Republic P-47 above the forest of Tagolsheïm (Haut-Rhin) by planes Messerschmitt Bf-109. He was second lieutenant.

In 1926, he had married Anne Marie Yolande Kunkelmann, Military Cross 1939-1945, which convola in second weddings with the general baron d' Alès.

Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and holder of the Military Cross 1939-1945, Jean d' Aulan, died for France, was father of four children. He rests with Rheims, with the Cimetière of North.

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