20 Mar 1942
France
France
- German armed merchant cruiser Michel departed La Pallice, France for the South Atlantic. ww2dbase [Michel | La Pallice | CPC]
18 Nov 1942
France
France
- The USAAF 306th Bomb Group flying from RAF Thurleigh launched a bombing raid against the German submarine facilities at La Pallice, France. ww2dbase [Bombing of Cities in France and Low Countries | RAF Thurleigh | La Pallice | DS]
12 Aug 1944
Photo(s) dated 12 Aug 1944
Photo(s) dated 12 Aug 1944
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