Event · Aktion Or Raid
Villeurbanne uprising
Jewish youth fought German forces in Villeurbanne in August 1944.
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... The Nazis were then, in August 1944, armed to the
teeth; we lacked adequate weapons supplies. After several
days of fighting, the Germans crushed the Villeurbanne
uprising. Homes were gutted and many resisters were
shot. ...Connected nodes