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During the first months of the war, Saint-Malo was one of the ports used to import supplies for the British Expeditionary Force in France. [9] As the Germans neared victory in the Battle of France , Allied forces were also evacuated to Britain from the town during Operation Aerial in June 1940; 21,474 personnel were embarked from Saint-Malo ...
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In World War II, during fighting in late August and early September 1944, the historic walled city of Saint-Malo was almost totally destroyed by American shelling and bombing. [11] [12] The beaches of nearby Dinard had been heavily fortified against possible Allied commando raids. Artillery at the two locations provided mutual support.
Saint-Nazaire 9, 14, 17 and 18 November 1942, 228 dead, Rennes 8 March 1943, 299 dead, ... Bombing of France during World War II. 1 language ...
International law at the outset of World War II did not specifically forbid the aerial bombardment of cities – despite the prior occurrence of such bombing during World War I (1914–1918), the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), and the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945).
The Battle of Saint-Malo was an engagement fought between Allied and German forces to control the French coastal town of Saint-Malo during World War II. The dictionary indicates that engagement and fought mean essentially the same thing. Good point: done Nick-D 04:53, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
The Battle of Saint-Lô was one of the three conflicts in the battle of the hedgerows which took place between July 7 and 19, 1944, in Saint-Lô, Manche, Normandy, France, just before Operation Cobra. Saint-Lô had fallen to Germany in 1940, and, after the Invasion of Normandy, the Americans targeted the city, as it served as a strategic ...
Fort National, Saint-Malo, at high tide Fort National, Saint-Malo, not at high tide Fort National, seen from Saint-Malo. Fort National is a fort on a tidal island a few hundred metres off the walled city of Saint-Malo. The great military architect Vauban had it built in 1689 to protect Saint-Malo's port. The fort was originally called Fort Royal.