Place du 8 Novembre 1942

The Place du 8 Novembre 1942 is a public square located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, at the intersection of the Rue La Fayette and the Rue de Chabrol, and limited by the Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière.[1]

The name of the square commemorates the date, 8 November 1942, when in World War II the Operation Torch started, the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 description on paris.fr

Coordinates: 48°52′38″N 2°20′57″E / 48.8773°N 2.3493°E / 48.8773; 2.3493


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