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1st Polish Armoured Division liberation of St-Omer

1944-09-05 · St-Omer · France

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After the integration of all available reserves to fill undergone losses, Maczek tanks sprang on August 31st in direction of Belgium. On the way, they freed Abbeville (ironically, the city where french and british representatives had met on September 12th, 1939 to decide not to help Poland…), then St-Omer.

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