June 1944
Bombing of Lyon
Marshalling yards are bombed to disrupt German suppllies to Normandy. 717 French are killed
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Lyon in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Marshalling yards are bombed to disrupt German suppllies to Normandy. 717 French are killed
Provenance
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