Battle of Marseille

When

22 Jan 1943 – 24 Jan 1943

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.30° N, 5.37° E

Description

systematic deportation of the Jews of Marseille in the Old Port

Placed at the coordinates of its French Wikipedia article.

Systematic deportation of the Jews of Marseille in the Old Port

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.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Holocaust: Round up of Marseille begins – Over 4,000 Jews are arrested in Nazi-occupied Marseille as part of "Action Tiger"”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “rafle de Marseille : sur ordre des Allemands, la police commence à faire évacuer le quartier du Vieux-Port de Marseille qui sera en grande partie détruit”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page