What the records say
- When
- 14 Jul 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 44.97° N, 5.42° E
- Description
- drop shipping in France in WWII
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Vercors
1944 World War II battle
The Battle of Vercors in July and August 1944 was between a rural group of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) [maquis] and the armed forces of Nazi Germany which had occupied France since 1940 in the Second World War.
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