Perthes | |
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The church in Perthes | |
Coordinates: 48°39′25″N 4°49′22″E / 48.657°N 4.8227°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Haute-Marne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier |
Canton | Saint-Dizier-1 |
Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dizier Der et Blaise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Claude Saget-Thyes[1] |
Area 1 | 13.08 km2 (5.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 504 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 52386 /52100 |
Elevation | 121–134 m (397–440 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Perthes (French pronunciation: [pɛʁt] ) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.
World War II
[edit]After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in September 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 9 September, the airfield was designated as "A-65", it was used by several combat units until October when the units moved forward with the advancing Allies. Afterward, the airfield was closed.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.