Allied siege of La Rochelle
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allied-siege-of-la-rochelle-162-16384299
title:
Allied siege of La Rochelle
text:
The Allied siege of La Rochelle occurred during the Second World War in 1944–45, when Allied troops invaded France. La Rochelle was an important German naval base on the Atlantic for surface ships and submarines, from which U-boat campaigns were launched. La Rochelle and other harbours such as Royan and Saint-Nazaire, became "Atlantic pockets" still occupied by the Germans, which were bypassed by the main thrust of the Allied invasion, as was Dunkirk on the North Sea. The city was liberated only
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description:
1944/45 containment of German troops holding French port
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_siege_of_La_Rochelle
date created:
2009-12-12T13:05:50Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:14:54Z
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