Place du 8 Novembre 1942
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Place du 8 Novembre 1942
The Place du 8 Novembre 1942 is a public square located in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, at the intersection of the Rue La Fayette and the Rue de Chabrol, and limited by the Rue du Faubourg Poissonnière.[1]
The name of the square commemorates the date, 8 November 1942, when in World War II the Operation Torch started, the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African campaign.[1]
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Coordinates: 48°52′38″N 2°20′57″E / 48.8773°N 2.3493°E
Categories:
- Squares in Paris
- 10th arrondissement of Paris
- Île-de-France geography stubs