What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 1955 – 25 Aug 1955
- Kind
- Battle
- Also recorded as
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 36.87° N, 6.91° E
- Description
- 1955 attack in the Algerian War
Philippeville massacre
1955 attack in the Algerian War
The Philippeville massacre, also known as the Battle of Philippeville or the August Offensive, was a series of raids launched on 20 August 1955 on various cities and towns of the Constantine region by FLN insurgents and armed mobs during the Algerian War between France and the Algerian rebels.
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