Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Life and War

By NoahMcM
  • Saint-Exupery is born.

    Saint-Exupery is born.

    Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger de Saint-Exupéry was born in Lyon, France 1900 to an aristocratic family, whose lineage could be traced back several centuries. He was the third of five children, with three sisters and a younger, blond-haired brother. His father was the Viscount Jean de Saint Exupéry—an insurance executive for the 'Le Soleil' brokerage who suffered a fatal stroke in 1904. His mother, as described by her son, was a beautiful, intelligent, and caring woman.

  • Saint-Exupéry moves to Le Mans

    In 1909, the family moved to the home of Antoine’s paternal grandfather in Le Mans, in central France. While living in Le Mans, Saint-Exupéry attended a Jesuit school called Notre Dame de Sainte Croix.

  • Saint-Exupéry flys airplane for first time.

    During the Summer of 1912, Saint-Exupéry experiences his first time in an airplane, with (who some researchers believe) Gabriel Wroblewski, a notable French aviation pioneer.

  • Tension Arises

    Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by a Serb. Subsequently, the nations of Europe hastily begin forming opposing military alliances, as Austria-Hungary and Serbia waged war.

  • Beginning of World War 1

    Although a resurgence of imperialism was an underlying cause, the immediate trigger for war was the 28 June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo.

  • Saint-Exupéery brothers Change Schools

    As the war grew worse, the brothers moved to the Villa Saint-Jean school in Fribourg, Switzerland.

  • Saint-Exupéry passes his baccalaureate examination

  • Saint-Exupéry's brother François dies of Rheumatic Fever

  • American Troops arrive in France to assist Allies

  • Saint-Exupéry moves to Paris

    Saint-Exupéry moves to Paris, and attends the prestigous lycée, 'Lycée Saint Louis'.
  • 'Night Flight' appears in the United States

    'Night Flight' appears in the United States

    "Night Flight" a novel written by Antoine de Saint Exupery that wins the Prix Femina a year previous, appears in the United States.
  • 'Southern Mail' is published in the United States

    'Southern Mail' is published in the United States

    'Southern Mail' a translated version of 'Courrier sud' written by Antioine de Saint Exupery is published by Reynal & Hitchcock in the United States

  • Saint-Exupery crashes his monoplane in Guatemala

    Antoine de Saint Exupery crashes his monoplane in Guatemala, sustaining injuries to which he would never fully recover from.

  • 'Wind, Sand and Stars' is published in the United States

    'Wind, Sand and Stars' or 'Terre des hommes' as published in France, is selected by the Book-of-the-month club, and the Grand Prix of the French Academy.

  • Germany and Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet Aggresion Pact

  • Germany Invades Poland, starting World War II

  • France and Britian declare war on Germany

  • Period: to

    Battle of the Atlantic

  • Auschwitz Concentration Camp Established

  • Germany invades France, Belgium and the Netherlands

  • Allied Troops in Dunkirk, France are Evacuated

  • Italy declares war on France and Britain

  • Battle of Britain begins

  • France surrenders to Germany

  • Peacetime Draft is passed in the United States

  • U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs 'Lend-lease' bill

  • British Ship 'Hood' is sunk by German ship 'Bismark'

  • German ship 'Bismark' is sunk

  • Germany Invades the Soviet Union

    (Operation Barbarossa)

  • Atlantic Conference Begins

  • Siege of Leingrad Begins

  • Japanese launch sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

  • Germany and Italy declare war on United States

    and the Unites States declares war on Germany and Italy

  • Wannsee Conference Begins

  • Franklin D. Roosevel issues Executive Order 9066

    Allowing the internment of all Japanese-Americans

  • Doolittle Raid on Japan

  • Battle of Midway Begins

  • First Battle of El Alamein begins

  • Anne Frank and her family go into hiding

  • Guadalcanal Campaign begins

  • Battle of Stalingrad begins

  • Second Battle of El Alamein begins

  • Allies invade North Africa

    (Operation Torch)

  • Casablanca Conference Begins

  • Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union

  • The Little Prince is published in the United States

  • Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins

  • Battle of Kursk begins

  • Mussolini Resigns

  • Italy Surrenders

  • Battle of the Buldge begins

  • Siege of Leningrad Ends

  • Battle of the Philippine Sea

  • Assasination Attempt against Hitler Fails

  • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry presumed dead

    Antoine de Saint-Exupéry presumed dead

    In July of 1944, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry is scheduled for one of his last flight missions. This one, requiring him to fly from Borgo, Corsica to the Grenoble region in southern France in order to take some reconnaissance photos. Shortly after taking off, his plane, a Lockheed P-38 Lightening goes missing.
    His squadron leaders, unable to get a hold of him, declare him officially missing the next day. As various speculations arise, some involving being shot down, and others stating suicide, Saint

  • Anne Frank and her family are discovered and arrested

  • The Allies liberate Paris

  • Battle of Leyte Gulf begins

  • Battle of Buldge begins

  • Yalta Conference begins

  • Allies begin bombing Dresden

  • Battle of Iwo Jima begins

  • Germany signs an unconditional surrender

  • Battle of Okinawa

  • United States drops second Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki, Japan

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies

  • Battle of Berwin begins

  • Mussolini is hanged by Italian partisans

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide

  • Potsdam Conference begins

  • United States drop first Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan