Marius Hasdenteufel

Marius René Marie Hasdenteufel
Born(1894-10-15)October 15, 1894
Sierck-les-Bains, German Lorraine (present day Lorraine, France)
DiedJune 26, 1918(1918-06-26) (aged 23)
Villenauxe-la-Grande, Aube, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFlying service
RankSous lieutenant
UnitEscadrille SPA.57
AwardsMédaille militaire
Croix de Guerre
Belgian Order of the Crown
Twice mentioned in dispatches

Sous Lieutenant Marius René Marie Hasdenteufel (1894–1918) was a French World War I flying ace credited with five confirmed and two probable aerial victories.[1][2]

Biography

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See also Aerial victory standards of World War I

Marius René Marie Hasdenteufel was born on 15 October 1894 in Sierck-les-Bains, German Lorraine, in present day Lorraine, France.[2]

On 22 July 1915, he volunteered to serve in the French military for the duration of the World War. He was immediately posted to aviation duty. On 31 December 1915, he received Military Pilots Brevet No. 2223. In April 1916, he began artillery spotting duties in a reconnaissance squadron. He was mentioned in dispatches twice.[2]

In November 1916, he was promoted to Adjutant. He was then sent for advanced training on fighter planes. After that, on 15 March 1917, he was stationed with Escadrille 57. On the day of his first aerial victory, 24 October 1917, he was severely wounded. He was ambulanced off to hospital on 9 November 1917. He returned to duty on 16 January 1918. Between 12 March and 25 June 1918, teaming with other French pilots, he would score four more victories. In the midst of this skein of wins, he was promoted temporarily to the rank of Sous lieutenant.[2]

He died in an aerial accident on 26 June 1918, while piloting a SPAD S.VII biplane fighter aircraft in Champagne, in unknown circumstances.[citation needed]

During his service, he had been awarded the Médaille militaire, theCroix de Guerre, and the Belgian Order of the Crown.[2]

End notes

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  1. ^ The Aerodrome website [1] Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918, p. 174

References

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  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank (1993). Over the Front: The Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the United States and French Air Services, 1914–1918 London, UK: Grub Street Publishing. ISBN 978-0-948817-54-0.