16 May 1940
Invasion of France
Joined by an embryo staff & remants of General Petiets Cavalry at Laon
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Laon in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Joined by an embryo staff & remants of General Petiets Cavalry at Laon
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