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Also denying the Allies these deep-water ports would hamper operations following the Normandy campaign. The Allies also favoured a mainly eastward advance of the offensive towards Germany. They however left troops to protect the edges of these pockets, assisted by the French army and by battalions of
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The fighting was supposed to end from 00:1 9 May 1945. The German command however refused to surrender the city to French troops. In the southern sector of the "pocket", hostilities continued until the morning of 11 May 1945. The final surrender ceremony took place at noon that day at the Grand Clos
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In April, the Germans redoubled their aggression and constantly harassed the Allied positions with their artillery. On 19 April skirmishes occurred between three Franco-American patrols and the Germans causing three deaths and more than twenty wounded (and the loss of three tanks) on the Allied side
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After the signing of the overall German surrender in Reims on 7 May 1945, the German command in Saint-Nazaire began negotiations with the French about the surrender of the city, seeking guarantees about the treatment of prisoners and threatening to sabotage the port if an agreement could not be not
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Between November 1944 and February 1945, the Germans gradually evacuated the surroundings of the eastern front of (Fession and Saint-Gabriel in Saint-Omer, other localities in Bouvron and Fay-de-Bretagne); where inhabitants were invited to fall back inside the pocket or to leave on trains organised
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Other inhabitants left the pocket by their own means, in particular on its eastern and southern limits: for example, some of the inhabitants of Fession (Saint-Omer-de-Blain) left their farms, under constant American mortar fire at the end of November 1944, and went east through the mined lines.
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in the presence of General Chomel, the prefect of Loire-Inférieure, Alexandre Vincent, and French and American detachments. The German command did not give the order for the destruction of port facilities and the sinking of ships remaining in the harbour of Saint-Nazaire.
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in October and at the end of December, following heavy fighting, the village of La Sicaudais. They were opposed by the 2nd Battalion FFI who ceded a stretch of nearly 100 km. The front stabilized thanks to the intervention of the
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Trains left the pocket near Cordemais. A temporary truce was observed between the belligerents during their journey. The refugees, once in Allied controlled Nantes, were subject to a questioning at the premises of the
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During the month of March, American artillery managed to sink several cargo ships which had shuttled between the pocket fortresses of Lorient and Saint-Nazaire, thus increasing supply problems for the Germans.
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After several raids launched in September and October against the FFI troops on the other side of the Vilaine river, the Germans carried out a new attack in the eastern sector at the beginning of November.
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The pocket also contained nearly 130,000 civilians. By October 1944, a large number of them (women and children) were allowed to leave the pocket, easing pressure on the Germans to feed them.
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and the loss of 33 men (dead or wounded) on the German side (by this time, on the Western front, Anglo-American troops had already largely invaded Germany and reached the Elbe).
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In total, the Germans had 700 guns of all kinds (fixed, mobile and anti-aircraft), with a higher density around the submarine base, the port facilities and the airfield.
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In February 1945, thanks to secret agents inside the pocket fortress, the Resistance warned the Allies of an imminent German attack near the Nantes-Brest canal.
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Closer to Saint-Nazaire, there was a belt of anti-tank ditches. The perimeter started from Fort de l'Ève, then north, crossing Maisac, Trignac, then along the
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reached. The signing of the pocket surrender agreement took place in the house of Francis Moisan, at a place called "Les Sables" in Cordemais on 8 May 1945 .
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to "defend them to the last man". The hope was that these could once again become significant footholds on the Atlantic in the event that the secret weapons (
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Die Belagerung der französischen Hafenstadt Saint Nazaire. Autobiografische und literarische Auseinandersetzungen der deutschen Nachkriegszeit
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battalions from Nantes, Vendee etc. French Resistance units were mainly armed with small arms and captured 75 mm and 105 mm guns.
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Byrnes, Laurence G., ed. History of the 94th Infantry Division in World War II. Washington, D.C.: The Infantry Press, 1948. Page 70-71
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fell on 18 September 1944 after hard fighting, the other four lasted until the surrender of the 8 May 1945, or shortly thereafter.
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This particular pocket centered on the town and fortified submarine base of Saint-Nazaire but spread out further. North of the
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A prominent researcher, RĂ©my Desquesnes estimates the overall losses on the Allied side at 500 killed, wounded or prisoners.
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that existed from August 1944 until 11 May 1945 and was formed by the withdrawal of German troops from Loire-Inférieure (now
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The siege of the French port city of Saint Nazaire. Autobiographical and literary discussions of the German post-war period
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A monument in the shape of a Lorraine cross was erected in 1949 in Bouvron to commemorate the signing of the surrender.
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with four 170 mm guns and four 105 mm guns, or, on the south shore, at Mindin and Pointeau in the commune of
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Altogether it is estimated that this pocket fortress had 28,000 German soldiers commanded by Aviation General
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The Grand Blockhaus of Batz-sur-Mer has housed the museum of the Saint-Nazaire pocket since opening in 1997.
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racecourse in Bouvron. During this ceremony, General Hans Junck handed his weapon to the American General
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The details of these evacuations are detailed by Father François du Plessis de GrenĂ©dan (1921–2013),
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The isolation of the German forces was mainly entrusted to the units of the French Resistance:
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The Pockets of the Atlantic. The forgotten battles of the Liberation January 1944 - May 1945
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Les poches de l'Atlantique, Les batailles oubliées de la Libération Janvier 1944 - mai 1945
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Les délaissés de la Libération. La vie de tous les jours dans la poche de Saint-Nazaire
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Between these two batteries were other more modest calibre guns, in particular at the
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on the 29th). Pockets of resistance however formed as German troops withdrew to the
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The Germans wanted to retain these strategic areas and declared them "fortresses" (
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Les poches de résistance allemandes sur le littoral français: août 1944 - mai 1945
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The neglected people of the Liberation. Everyday life in the Saint-Nazaire Pocket
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defences comprising 80 large calibre pieces divided into about twenty batteries.
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A battery of two 240mm calibre guns of French origin was sited to the north at
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in the South Loire, where stretches of fertile land were useful for supplies.
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The pockets of German resistance on the French coast: August 1944 - May 1945
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The Germans set up artillery batteries to defend the mouth of the Loire:
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Ganz, A. Harding. "Questionable Objective: The Brittany Ports, 1944."
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Faced with fierce German resistance during the assault on Brest, the
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At the end of December 1944 the 94th Division were relieved by the
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DOCUMENTAIRE. La poche de Saint-Nazaire, une si longue occupation
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Episode 3: La libération des poches de l'Atlantique (1944-1945)
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The Americans, for their part, dislodged the Germans from the
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Documentary: The Saint-Nazaire Pocket, such a long occupation
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Episode 3: The liberation of the Atlantic pockets (1944-1945)
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Pilven Le SĂ©vellec, Janine; Pilven Le SĂ©vellec, Yves (1995),
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decided not to attempt a similar assault on Saint-Nazaire.
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A similar battery was located south of the Loire on the
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The Saint-Nazare Pocket. Nine months of a forgotten war
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Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany
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Poche de Saint-Nazaire. Neuf mois d'une guerre oubliée
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Military operations of World War II involving Germany
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Battles of World War II involving the United States
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Barton 5165:Winston Churchill 5155:Charles de Gaulle 4939: 4938: 4897: 4896: 4740:Battle of Okinawa 4639:Burma (1944–1945) 4473:Mariana and Palau 4253:Tunisian campaign 4078:Fall of Singapore 4002:Fall of Hong Kong 3745:Battle of Britain 3598:Operation Himmler 3507: 3506: 3171:Dutch East Indies 2814:Southern Rhodesia 2566: 2565: 2466:Genocide of Serbs 2369:German war crimes 2346:Soviet war crimes 2339:Allied war crimes 2185:Division of Korea 2164:Chinese Civil War 1962:Strategic bombing 1874:Manhattan Project 1592:979-10-210-0492-4 1481:978-2-7373-4685-9 1365:Desquesnes (2011) 1353:Desquesnes (2011) 1341:Desquesnes (2011) 1326:Desquesnes (2011) 1314:Desquesnes (2011) 1290:Desquesnes (2011) 1278:Desquesnes (2011) 1266:Desquesnes (2011) 1221:Desquesnes (2011) 1087:Pointe de Pen Lan 874:La Plaine-sur-Mer 638: 637: 549: 548: 339: 338: 237: 236: 229: 219: 218: 211: 157: 156: 149: 131: 54: 6000: 5841:Épuration lĂ©gale 5793: 5755:Atlantic pockets 5731:Atlantic pockets 5697:Battle of Alsace 5651:Atlantic pockets 5545:Atlantic pockets 5483:Battle of Ushant 5478:Maquis de SaffrĂ© 5265: 5216: 5205:Philippe Kieffer 5195:Philippe Leclerc 5190:George S. Patton 5148: 5034:Commando Kieffer 5022: 4978: 4977: 4966: 4959: 4952: 4943: 4932: 4925: 4918: 4915:World portal 4913: 4912: 4888: 4881: 4874: 4867: 4858: 4851: 4844: 4835: 4828: 4821: 4814: 4807: 4800: 4791: 4784: 4777: 4775:Prague offensive 4770: 4768:Battle of Berlin 4763: 4756: 4749: 4742: 4735: 4728: 4721: 4714: 4712:Vienna offensive 4707: 4700: 4693: 4691:Battle of Manila 4686: 4666: 4657: 4648: 4641: 4632: 4625: 4618: 4611: 4604: 4597: 4590: 4581: 4572: 4565: 4556: 4549: 4542: 4535: 4526: 4519: 4512: 4505: 4498: 4491: 4484: 4475: 4468: 4459: 4450: 4441: 4434: 4432:Korsun–Cherkassy 4427: 4416: 4394: 4385: 4378: 4371: 4364: 4357: 4350: 4343: 4334: 4327: 4320: 4313: 4304: 4297: 4290: 4283: 4276: 4274:Bombing of Gorky 4269: 4262: 4255: 4235: 4228: 4219: 4212: 4205: 4196: 4189: 4182: 4175: 4164: 4157: 4150: 4143: 4141:Battle of Midway 4136: 4129: 4127:Battle of Gazala 4122: 4115: 4108: 4101: 4094: 4087: 4080: 4060: 4053: 4046: 4039: 4037:Battle of Borneo 4032: 4030:Malayan campaign 4025: 4018: 4011: 4004: 3997: 3990: 3983: 3976: 3974:Bombing of Gorky 3969: 3967:Battle of Moscow 3962: 3955: 3948: 3941: 3934: 3927: 3911: 3904: 3897: 3890: 3883: 3876: 3867: 3860: 3853: 3846: 3839: 3819: 3810: 3803: 3796: 3789: 3782: 3775: 3768: 3761: 3754: 3747: 3740: 3733: 3731:Battle of France 3726: 3719: 3712: 3705: 3698: 3691: 3671: 3664: 3657: 3650: 3643: 3636: 3629: 3607: 3600: 3593: 3586: 3584:Munich Agreement 3579: 3572: 3563: 3556: 3549: 3540: 3533: 3518: 3500: 3493: 3484: 3477: 3470: 3469:Soviet prisoners 3463: 3456: 3449: 3440: 3433: 3424: 3417: 3410: 3409:German prisoners 3405: 3385: 3376: 3369: 3362: 3357: 3350: 3343: 3336: 3329: 3322: 3315: 3308: 3301: 3294: 3287: 3280: 3273: 3266: 3257: 3250: 3243: 3236: 3229: 3222: 3215: 3208: 3201: 3194: 3187: 3180: 3173: 3166: 3159: 3152: 3145: 3138: 3131: 3111: 3104: 3097: 3090: 3083: 3076: 3069: 3062: 3055: 3048: 3041: 3021: 3014: 3007: 3000: 2992: 2985: 2978: 2969: 2962: 2954: 2947: 2945:French Indochina 2940: 2933: 2926: 2919: 2911: 2904: 2897: 2889: 2869: 2860: 2853: 2844: 2837: 2830: 2823: 2816: 2809: 2802: 2795: 2792:from August 1944 2783: 2776: 2769: 2762: 2755: 2748: 2741: 2734: 2727: 2715: 2708: 2701: 2694: 2687: 2675: 2667: 2660: 2653: 2646: 2639: 2632: 2625: 2613: 2606: 2599: 2592: 2577: 2557: 2550: 2543: 2536: 2529: 2518: 2503: 2496: 2489: 2484: 2475: 2468: 2461: 2452: 2445: 2438: 2436:Nanjing Massacre 2431: 2424: 2415: 2413:Nuremberg trials 2406: 2399: 2392: 2385: 2378: 2371: 2362: 2355: 2348: 2341: 2321: 2314: 2307: 2298: 2291: 2284: 2277: 2270: 2263: 2254: 2245: 2238: 2231: 2224: 2215: 2208: 2201: 2194: 2187: 2180: 2173: 2166: 2146: 2137: 2130: 2123: 2114: 2107: 2100: 2093: 2084: 2077: 2070: 2061: 2054: 2047: 2040: 2033: 2026: 2019: 2017:Asia and Pacific 1999: 1992: 1985: 1978: 1971: 1964: 1957: 1948: 1946:Mulberry harbour 1941: 1934: 1927: 1920: 1913: 1906: 1899: 1892: 1883: 1876: 1869: 1860: 1853: 1846: 1839: 1832: 1825: 1818: 1811: 1804: 1797: 1788: 1781: 1766: 1754: 1747: 1738: 1731: 1724: 1717: 1710: 1703: 1696: 1675: 1668: 1661: 1652: 1647: 1628: 1610: 1595: 1573: 1564: 1542: 1520: 1504: 1484: 1458: 1452: 1444: 1431: 1413: 1412: 1410: 1408: 1397: 1391: 1390: 1388: 1386: 1374: 1368: 1362: 1356: 1355:, pp. 68–69 1350: 1344: 1338: 1329: 1328:, pp. 65–66 1323: 1317: 1311: 1302: 1299: 1293: 1287: 1281: 1275: 1269: 1263: 1257: 1256: 1254: 1252: 1241: 1235: 1230: 1224: 1218: 1151:Herman F. Kramer 1095: 1064:Sulpician priest 990: 967: 956: 920:There were also 860:(La Sicaudais), 816:river, then the 686:in the north to 684:La Roche-Bernard 672:Loire-Atlantique 587: 585: 584:Atlantic pockets 575: 568: 561: 552: 489: 488: 465: 464: 442: 441: 427: 426: 415: 414: 404: 403: 388: 384: 382: 381: 371: 369: 368: 361: 357: 355: 354: 327: 326: 324: 323: 322: 321:47.2806; -2.2086 317: 313: 310: 309: 308: 305: 294:Loire Atlantique 274: 273: 263: 243: 232: 225: 214: 207: 203: 200: 194: 189:this article by 180:inline citations 167: 166: 159: 152: 145: 141: 138: 132: 130: 89: 65: 57: 46: 24: 23: 16: 6010: 6009: 6003: 6002: 6001: 5999: 5998: 5997: 5938: 5937: 5936: 5931: 5887: 5866:Fourth Republic 5791: 5782: 5743: 5716: 5689: 5683: 5624: 5605:MaillĂ© massacre 5513: 5509:Operation Cobra 5487: 5448:Battle for Caen 5421: 5405: 5389: 5365: 5346: 5332:Operation Torch 5317: 5301: 5282: 5278:Battle of Gabon 5259: 5252: 5214: 5209: 5146: 5141: 5130: 5099:1st Free French 5020: 5015: 4982: 4972: 4970: 4940: 4935: 4928: 4921: 4907: 4905: 4893: 4884: 4877: 4870: 4863: 4854: 4847: 4840: 4831: 4826:Atomic bombings 4824: 4817: 4810: 4803: 4796: 4787: 4780: 4773: 4766: 4759: 4752: 4745: 4738: 4731: 4724: 4717: 4710: 4703: 4696: 4689: 4682: 4669: 4662: 4651: 4644: 4637: 4628: 4621: 4614: 4607: 4600: 4593: 4584: 4575: 4568: 4559: 4552: 4545: 4538: 4529: 4522: 4517:Eastern Romania 4515: 4510:Warsaw Uprising 4508: 4503:Tannenberg Line 4501: 4494: 4489:Western Ukraine 4487: 4478: 4471: 4462: 4453: 4444: 4437: 4430: 4419: 4410: 4397: 4390: 4381: 4374: 4367: 4360: 4353: 4346: 4339: 4330: 4323: 4316: 4307: 4300: 4293: 4286: 4281:Battle of Kursk 4279: 4272: 4265: 4258: 4251: 4238: 4231: 4222: 4215: 4208: 4199: 4192: 4185: 4178: 4169: 4160: 4153: 4146: 4139: 4132: 4125: 4118: 4111: 4104: 4097: 4092:St Nazaire Raid 4090: 4083: 4076: 4063: 4056: 4049: 4042: 4035: 4028: 4021: 4014: 4007: 4000: 3993: 3986: 3979: 3972: 3965: 3958: 3951: 3944: 3937: 3930: 3916: 3907: 3900: 3893: 3886: 3879: 3874:Anglo-Iraqi War 3872: 3865:Battle of Crete 3863: 3856: 3849: 3842: 3835: 3822: 3813: 3806: 3799: 3794:Eastern Romania 3792: 3785: 3778: 3771: 3764: 3757: 3750: 3743: 3736: 3729: 3722: 3715: 3708: 3701: 3694: 3687: 3674: 3667: 3660: 3653: 3646: 3639: 3632: 3625: 3612: 3603: 3596: 3589: 3582: 3575: 3568: 3559: 3552: 3545: 3536: 3529: 3503: 3496: 3489: 3480: 3473: 3468: 3459: 3452: 3445: 3436: 3429: 3420: 3413: 3408: 3401: 3388: 3381: 3372: 3365: 3360: 3355:Western Ukraine 3353: 3346: 3339: 3332: 3325: 3318: 3311: 3304: 3299:Northeast China 3297: 3290: 3283: 3276: 3269: 3262: 3253: 3246: 3239: 3232: 3225: 3218: 3211: 3204: 3197: 3190: 3183: 3176: 3169: 3162: 3155: 3148: 3141: 3134: 3127: 3114: 3107: 3100: 3093: 3086: 3079: 3072: 3065: 3058: 3051: 3044: 3037: 3024: 3017: 3010: 3005:Slovak Republic 3003: 2995: 2988: 2981: 2976:Empire of Japan 2974: 2965: 2957: 2950: 2943: 2936: 2929: 2922: 2914: 2907: 2900: 2892: 2885: 2872: 2865: 2856: 2849: 2840: 2833: 2826: 2819: 2812: 2805: 2798: 2786: 2779: 2772: 2765: 2758: 2751: 2744: 2737: 2730: 2718: 2711: 2704: 2697: 2690: 2678: 2670: 2663: 2656: 2649: 2642: 2635: 2628: 2616: 2609: 2602: 2595: 2588: 2562: 2553: 2546: 2539: 2532: 2521: 2506: 2499: 2492: 2488:Sexual violence 2487: 2480: 2471: 2464: 2457: 2448: 2441: 2434: 2427: 2420: 2411: 2402: 2395: 2388: 2381: 2374: 2367: 2358: 2351: 2344: 2337: 2324: 2317: 2310: 2303: 2294: 2287: 2280: 2273: 2266: 2257: 2248: 2241: 2234: 2227: 2218: 2211: 2206:Greek Civil War 2204: 2197: 2190: 2183: 2176: 2169: 2162: 2149: 2142: 2133: 2126: 2119: 2110: 2103: 2096: 2089: 2080: 2073: 2066: 2057: 2050: 2043: 2036: 2031:South-East Asia 2029: 2022: 2015: 2002: 1995: 1988: 1981: 1974: 1967: 1960: 1953: 1944: 1937: 1930: 1923: 1916: 1909: 1902: 1895: 1890:Military awards 1888: 1879: 1872: 1865: 1856: 1849: 1842: 1835: 1828: 1821: 1814: 1807: 1800: 1793: 1784: 1777: 1757: 1750: 1743: 1734: 1727: 1720: 1715: 1706: 1699: 1692: 1684: 1679: 1631: 1613: 1605: 1602: 1593: 1576: 1567: 1562: 1545: 1540: 1523: 1507: 1494: 1482: 1461: 1445: 1434: 1425: 1422: 1417: 1416: 1406: 1404: 1399: 1398: 1394: 1384: 1382: 1376: 1375: 1371: 1363: 1359: 1351: 1347: 1339: 1332: 1324: 1320: 1312: 1305: 1300: 1296: 1288: 1284: 1276: 1272: 1264: 1260: 1250: 1248: 1243: 1242: 1238: 1231: 1227: 1219: 1210: 1205: 1192:Battle of Brest 1178: 1160: 1142: 1089: 1072: 1034: 991:under (General 984: 974: 961: 950: 838:Fay-de-Bretagne 806: 804:German defences 718:Operation Cobra 702: 696: 668:Atlantic pocket 641: 640: 639: 634: 596:Channel Islands 588: 583: 581: 579: 535: 533: 514: 483: 481: 459: 436: 435: 429:Harry J. Malony 421: 409: 408: 398: 379: 377: 376: 375: 366: 364: 352: 350: 349: 320: 318: 314: 311: 306: 303: 301: 299: 298: 297: 264: 233: 222: 221: 220: 215: 204: 198: 195: 185:Please help to 184: 168: 164: 153: 142: 136: 133: 90: 88: 78: 66: 25: 21: 12: 11: 5: 6008: 6007: 6004: 5996: 5995: 5990: 5985: 5980: 5978:1945 in France 5975: 5973:1944 in France 5970: 5965: 5960: 5955: 5950: 5940: 5939: 5933: 5932: 5930: 5929: 5924: 5919: 5914: 5909: 5904: 5899: 5896:WW II theatres 5892: 5889: 5888: 5886: 5885: 5880: 5875: 5868: 5863: 5858: 5851: 5844: 5837: 5832: 5827: 5822: 5817: 5812: 5807: 5802: 5796: 5794: 5788: 5787: 5784: 5783: 5781: 5780: 5779: 5778: 5773: 5768: 5763: 5751: 5749: 5745: 5744: 5742: 5741: 5740: 5739: 5727: 5725: 5718: 5717: 5715: 5714: 5709: 5704: 5699: 5693: 5691: 5685: 5684: 5682: 5681: 5676: 5671: 5670: 5669: 5664: 5659: 5648: 5643: 5638: 5632: 5630: 5626: 5625: 5623: 5622: 5617: 5612: 5607: 5602: 5597: 5592: 5587: 5582: 5577: 5572: 5567: 5562: 5561: 5560: 5559: 5558: 5553: 5542: 5537: 5532: 5521: 5519: 5515: 5514: 5512: 5511: 5506: 5501: 5495: 5493: 5489: 5488: 5486: 5485: 5480: 5475: 5470: 5465: 5460: 5458:Tulle massacre 5455: 5450: 5445: 5440: 5435: 5429: 5427: 5423: 5422: 5420: 5419: 5413: 5411: 5407: 5406: 5404: 5403: 5397: 5395: 5391: 5390: 5388: 5387: 5382: 5376: 5374: 5367: 5366: 5364: 5363: 5357: 5355: 5348: 5347: 5345: 5344: 5339: 5334: 5328: 5326: 5319: 5318: 5316: 5315: 5309: 5307: 5303: 5302: 5300: 5299: 5293: 5291: 5284: 5283: 5281: 5280: 5274: 5272: 5262: 5254: 5253: 5251: 5250: 5245: 5240: 5235: 5230: 5225: 5219: 5217: 5215:Administration 5211: 5210: 5208: 5207: 5202: 5197: 5192: 5187: 5182: 5177: 5172: 5167: 5162: 5157: 5151: 5149: 5143: 5142: 5133: 5131: 5129: 5128: 5123: 5118: 5117: 5116: 5111: 5106: 5101: 5090: 5085: 5080: 5073: 5072: 5071: 5066: 5061: 5056: 5051: 5049:3rd Army Corps 5046: 5036: 5031: 5029:Army of Africa 5025: 5023: 5017: 5016: 5014: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4987: 4984: 4983: 4971: 4969: 4968: 4961: 4954: 4946: 4937: 4936: 4934: 4933: 4926: 4919: 4902: 4899: 4898: 4895: 4894: 4892: 4891: 4890: 4889: 4882: 4875: 4861: 4860: 4859: 4845: 4842:South Sakhalin 4838: 4837: 4836: 4822: 4815: 4808: 4801: 4794: 4793: 4792: 4778: 4771: 4764: 4757: 4750: 4743: 4736: 4729: 4722: 4715: 4708: 4701: 4694: 4687: 4679: 4677: 4671: 4670: 4668: 4667: 4660: 4659: 4658: 4642: 4635: 4634: 4633: 4619: 4612: 4605: 4598: 4591: 4582: 4573: 4566: 4557: 4550: 4543: 4536: 4527: 4520: 4513: 4506: 4499: 4492: 4485: 4476: 4469: 4460: 4451: 4442: 4435: 4428: 4417: 4407: 4405: 4399: 4398: 4396: 4395: 4388: 4387: 4386: 4379: 4365: 4358: 4351: 4344: 4337: 4336: 4335: 4321: 4314: 4305: 4298: 4291: 4284: 4277: 4270: 4267:Battle of Attu 4263: 4256: 4248: 4246: 4240: 4239: 4237: 4236: 4229: 4220: 4213: 4206: 4197: 4190: 4183: 4176: 4167: 4166: 4165: 4158: 4144: 4137: 4130: 4123: 4116: 4109: 4102: 4095: 4088: 4081: 4073: 4071: 4065: 4064: 4062: 4061: 4054: 4047: 4040: 4033: 4026: 4019: 4016:Battle of Guam 4012: 4005: 3998: 3991: 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Liberation of France

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