During World
War II, Marcel Bloch's (founder of Avions Marcel Bloch) brother used
the resistance code name d'Assault and after the war the family
changed their name to Dassault. Marcel Bloch survived
Buchenvald and established Avions Marcel Dassault in 1945.
Dassault Aviation is famous for its Falcon, Rafale
and Mirage lines of aircraft.
History
1945: Avions
Marcel Dassault (AMD) is formed.
1971: Dassault acquires Breguet to form Avions
Marcel Dassault-Breguet Aviation (AMD-BA).
1979: French government acquires some stock
of AMD-BA.
1990: The company is re-named Dassault
Aviation.
