identification of the Normandy-Niemen victories : overclaiming my friend!

[Courtois Laurent]

Originally Posted by Nick Beale

So where does that leave the detailed article on Clostermann's claims in Avions #227 (Janvier–Février 2019) which came to a total of 14-4-8 aerial victories?

Hello,

"Whereas in fact a historian must not only verify the quality of his sources but also give voice to the still living famous character whose epic he is precisely contesting; "

I think Clostermann's death extinguishes much of the possibility of prosecution.

The family can still file a complaint for harm to the memory of the deceased, but it would be more complicated. Above all, it was the personality of the plaintiff that counted more than the reality of the facts (class justice);

In addition, Clostermann's son, who is classified as far right, went to support the Pro-Russian movement in Donetsk around 2016, which makes him a sub-citizen who would have little chance in a left-wing justice system and who shames the Russophiles and the nationalist extreme right (political justice).