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Auguste Lahoulle
Général Auguste Joseph Marie Lahoulle was a French military officer who began his career as a World War I flying ace. He was a double ace during the war, credited with List of World War I aces credited with 10 victories, ten confirmed aerial victories. Service before and during World War I Ground service Auguste Lahoulle began a four-year enlistment on 10 October 1910. He was promoted to enlisted ''brigadier'' and sent to École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr as an ''aspirant'' on 12 October 1911. He was subsequently commissioned as a ''sous-lieutenant'' and assigned to heavy cavalry. He became one of the first casualties of the war, suffering a serious wounding and medical evacuation on 9 August 1914. On 1 October, he was promoted to lieutenant; on 21 December, he returned to combat duty. Nine days later, he was appointed a ''Chevalier'' in the ''Légion d'honneur''.Franks, Bailey, p. 181. Aerial service On 13 April 1916, he was seconded to aviation duty to train as an obser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auray
Auray (; br, An Alre, or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are called ''Alréens'' (French) and ''Alreiz'' (Breton). Geography The city is surrounded by the communes of Crac'h to the south and the west, Brech to the north and Pluneret to the east. It is crossed by the Loch, a small coastal river, which flows into the Gulf of Morbihan. The town is high on the west bank of the river Auray on the edge of the Armorican plateau which is cut deeply by the river. The port of Saint-Goustan is also in the valley, east of the river. History The Battle of Auray on 29 September 1364 was the last battle of the Breton War of Succession. Kerblois, the place in Brech at which the defeated Charles de Blois was killed is marked by a crucifix. In 1632, sailors departed from the port of Saint-Goustan to re-capture the town of Port Royal in Acadia on behalf of Cardinal Richelieu. Benjamin Franklin arr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
