🚩 Saint-Nazaire pocket

France · Europe · 47.28°N, 2.21°W

The Saint-Nazaire Pocket was an Atlantic pocket that existed from August 1944 until 11 May 1945 and was formed by the withdrawal of German troops from Loire-Inférieure during the liberation of the department by the allied forces. It was centred around the port and the submarine base of Saint-Nazaire and extended to the east as far as Saint-Omer-de-Blain and from La Roche-Bernard in the north to Pornic in the south.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	47.28°N, 2.21°W · view on map

Saint-Nazaire pocket is located in France, in Europe.

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