Siege

Allied Siege of La Rochelle

Sep 1944 – May 1945 · 46.16° N, 1.15° W

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Sep 1944 – May 1945
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
46.16° N, 1.15° W
Description
1944/45 containment of German troops holding French port
War
World War II

Allied siege of La Rochelle

1944/45 containment of German troops holding French port

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.

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