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2. Southern France - Wikipedia

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   Southern France, also known as the south of France or colloquially in French as le Midi, [1][2] is a defined geographical area consisting of the regions of France that border the Atlantic Ocean south of the Marais Poitevin, [3] Spain, the Mediterranean Sea and Italy. It includes southern Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the west, Occitanie in the centre ...

3. Timeline of French history - Wikipedia

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   France obtains Lille and other territories of Flanders from Spain. 1678: Treaties of Nijmegen: A series of treaties ending the Franco-Dutch war. France obtains the Franche-Comté and some cities in Flanders and Hainaut (from Spain). 1684: 15 August: Truce of Ratisbon: End of the War of the Reunions. France obtains further territories in the ...

4. Timeline of World War II (1944) - Wikipedia

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   28: The Germans surrender at Toulon and Marseille in southern France.: Patton's tanks cross the Marne. 29: The anti-German Slovak National Uprising starts in Slovakia. 30: The Allies enter Rouen, in northwestern France. 31: American forces turn over the government of France to Free French troops.: The Soviet army enters Bucharest.

5. 19th Army (Wehrmacht) - Wikipedia

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   Formed in August 1943 in occupied southern France from Armeegruppe Felber (the LXXXIII. Armeekorps), the 19th Army defended southern France, the Vosges Mountains, Alsace, Baden and southern Württemberg during the Allied invasion of southern France and other large Allied military operations that had as their goal the liberation of southern France and the invasion of southern Germany.

6. Timeline of the liberation of France - Wikipedia

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   19. Initial liberation by Francs-tireurs followed by same day by recapture by 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich and reprisals including 99 killed in Tulle massacre. 1944-06-12. Carentan. 50. Normandy. American: 101st Airborne Division. Battle of Carentan (1944-06-06 to 13) 1944-06-14.

7. History of France (1900–present) - Wikipedia

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   Today, France, with a population of 62.5 million, or 65 million including overseas territories, is the third most populous country of Europe, behind Russia and Germany. Immigration in the 20th century differed significantly from that of the previous century. The 1920s saw great influxes from Italy and Poland; in the 1930-50s immigrants came ...