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A German explosive-controlled boat attack on minesweepers sweeping channels to the port was broken up, and eight were sunk. [9] The main German resistance centred on the old fort of St Nicolas. French artillery opened up on the fort and after two days it was clear that resistance was futile and the Marseille garrison surrendered on 27 August.
1940 - Bombing by German and Italian forces. 1941 - Combat (French Resistance) active. [35] 1942 - November: German occupation begins. 1943 - Old Port area evacuated and demolished. [36] 1944 Bombing by Allied forces. August: Battle of Marseille; German occupation ends. La Marseillaise newspaper in publication. Gaston Defferre becomes mayor. 1946
The Marseille roundup was the systematic deportation of the Jews of Marseille in the Old Port between 22 and 24 January 1943 under the Vichy regime during the German occupation of France. Assisted by the French police , directed by René Bousquet , the Germans organized a raid to arrest Jews.
D-Day landings (Allied invasion of Europe as part of Operation Overlord) 1944-06-06: Normandy coast: 14: Normandy: 21st Army Group: Normandy Landings (start of Operation Overlord) 1944-06-06: Ranville: 14: Normandy 6th Airlanding Brigade: Capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges: 1944-06-07: Bayeux: 14: Normandy: Guéret: 23: Nouvelle ...
Over the course of the 18th century, the port's defences were improved [30] and Marseille became more important as France's leading military port in the Mediterranean. In 1720, the last Great Plague of Marseille , a form of the Black Death , killed 100,000 people in the city and the surrounding provinces. [ 31 ]
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
12: Large numbers of Chinese troops invade northern Burma. 13: The entirety of Crimea is under Soviet control. Many thousands of German and Romanian soldiers have been captured, but many thousands have been evacuated. [2] [3] [14]: The bridgehead over the Gari River is reinforced.
France had lots of armed forces in World War II, in part due to the German occupation. In 1940, General Maurice Gamelin commanded the French Army, headquartered in Vincennes on the outskirts of Paris. It consisted of 117 divisions, with 94 committed to the northeastern front and a commander, General Alphonse Georges, at La Ferte-sous-Jouarre.