armies invaded Burgundy and besieged Dijon, which was defended by the governor of the province, Louis II de la Trémoille. The siege was extremely violent...
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Rue de la Liberté is the main street in the historic center of the French city Dijon. It connects the Place Darcy to the Place de la Libération. This...
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The Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon is a Roman Catholic church in Dijon. Considered a masterpiece of 13th-century Gothic architecture, it is situated at...
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"Tour de France 2024 : Romain Bardet, chercheur «d'insouciance» libéré, va vivre la vie en jaune". Libération (in French). "Etape 3 – Tour de France...
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Stronghold in Vincennes, the Grenadier to Dijon, and the Artilleryman to La Fère. The bridge is close to the Pont de l'Alma tunnel where Diana, Princess of...
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Burgundy or Palais des ducs et des États de Bourgogne is a remarkably well-preserved architectural assemblage in Dijon. The oldest part is the 14th and 15th...
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family from Menthon-Saint-Bernard. He studied law in Dijon, where he joined Action catholique de la Jeunesse française (ACJF). He also studied in Paris...
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Jacques-Augustin Bailly, La Libération confisquée: le Languedoc, 1944-1945, Albin Michel, 1993, p. 291. Henri Cordesse, La Libération en Lozère: 1944-1945...
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The liberation of France (French: libération de la France) in the Second World War was accomplished through diplomacy, politics and the combined military...
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GIGN (redirect from Groupe d’Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale)
Rescue of 30 French pupils from a school bus captured by the Front de Libération de la Côte des Somalis in Loyada, Djibouti in 1976. GIGN snipers and French...
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