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World War II: Marseille is liberated by the Allied forces.
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Marseille
City in southern France
Marseille is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Marseille is the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Marseille
1944 liberation of Marseille by Free French Forces
The Battle of Marseille was an urban battle of World War II that took place August 21–28, 1944, and led to the liberation of Marseille by Free French forces under the command of General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny. The groundwork was laid by the Allied invasion of southern France…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)