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The liberation of Rennes, along with its surrounding settlements, took place on 4 August 1944 by the joint action of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and the 8th Infantry Division of the United States Army led by General Georges S. Patton, ending four years of capture of the city by the Nazi Germans as part of the liberation of Brittany.

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  • The liberation of Rennes, along with its surrounding settlements, took place on 4 August 1944 by the joint action of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and the 8th Infantry Division of the United States Army led by General Georges S. Patton, ending four years of capture of the city by the Nazi Germans as part of the liberation of Brittany. (en)
  • La libération de Rennes et de ses environs se déroule le 4 août 1944 par l'action conjointe des Forces françaises de l'intérieur (FFI) et de l'armée américaine du général George Patton, mettant fin à quatre années d'occupation de la ville par les Allemands dans le cadre de la libération de la Bretagne. La prise de la ville permettra aux troupes alliées de progresser en profondeur sur le territoire breton, en direction de Lorient et Saint-Nazaire. (fr)
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  • *20 captured
  • *At least 50 killed
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  • United States
  • Nazi Germany
  • Free France
  • Bezen Perrot
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  • 1944-08-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Allied victory. City is liberated anddenazified
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  • US advancement into Brittany in WW2 (en)
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  • *At least 50 killed *20 captured (en)
  • *At least 60 killed *At least 130 injured (en)
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  • Nazi Germany Bezen Perrot (en)
  • United States Free France (en)
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  • George Patton (en)
  • Yves Milon (en)
  • John Shirley Wood (en)
  • Pierre Herbart (en)
  • Eugen König Paul Hausser (en)
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  • Liberation of Rennes, WW2 (en)
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  • 1944-08-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Liberation of France (en)
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  • Rennes, France (en)
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  • Allied victory. City is liberated and denazified (en)
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  • 8 (xsd:integer)
  • XXV Army Corps (en)
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  • The liberation of Rennes, along with its surrounding settlements, took place on 4 August 1944 by the joint action of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI) and the 8th Infantry Division of the United States Army led by General Georges S. Patton, ending four years of capture of the city by the Nazi Germans as part of the liberation of Brittany. (en)
  • La libération de Rennes et de ses environs se déroule le 4 août 1944 par l'action conjointe des Forces françaises de l'intérieur (FFI) et de l'armée américaine du général George Patton, mettant fin à quatre années d'occupation de la ville par les Allemands dans le cadre de la libération de la Bretagne. La prise de la ville permettra aux troupes alliées de progresser en profondeur sur le territoire breton, en direction de Lorient et Saint-Nazaire. (fr)
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  • Libération de Rennes (fr)
  • Liberation of Rennes (en)
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