What the records say
- When
- 24 May 1958
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 42.00° N, 9.00° E
- Description
- 1958 military operation
Operation Corsica
1958 military operation
Operation Corsica was a military operation that precipitated the fall of the French Fourth Republic in 1958. On 24 May, French paratroopers, who were actively engaged in Algeria, landed on Corsica by aircraft, taking the French island in a bloodless action. They met no resistance by the Gendarmerie guarding Ajaccio's airport.
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