Plaque évasion Giraud

Plaque évasion Giraud is a memorial in Le Lavandou, Arrondissement of Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Plaque évasion Giraud is situated nearby to the beach Plage de la Fossette, as well as near Plage d’Aiguebelle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chapelle Saint-Clair du Lavandou and Église Saint-Louis du Lavandou.

Church

Chapelle Saint-Clair du Lavandou is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Plaque évasion Giraud.

Church

Église Saint-Louis du Lavandou is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Plaque évasion Giraud.

Nearby places include Bormes-les-Mimosas.

Bormes-les-Mimosas is a commune in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, southeastern France. It has a Mediterranean climate. Bormes-les-Mimosas is a city in bloom and won the 2003 Gold Medal awarded by the Entente Florale.

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Ici, le 6 novembre 1942, s’évadait le général Henri Giraud à bord du Milan II, bateau de pêche du lavandourain Jules Crest, pour rejoindre l’afrique du nord libérée. Au large un sous-marin britanique ‘Le Seraph’ l’embarquait...”
Category: historic site
Location: Le Lavandou, Arrondissement of Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.14497° or 43° 8′ 42″ north

Longitude

6.39605° or 6° 23′ 46″ east

Open location code

8FM849VW+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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