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Boulogne-sur-Mer in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Boulogne-sur-Mer in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical events in Boulogne-sur-Mer

1940

24 May 1940
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Heinz Guderian · World War, 2nd

Ordered to halt by the German High Command & not to advance on Dunkirk. Guderains tanks capture Boulogne-sur-Mer

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Germany and Boulogne-sur-Mer. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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