Events on August 12 in history

Alençon (August 12, 1944)

Alençon is liberated by General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, the first city in France to be liberated from the Nazis by French forces.

Alençon (UK: , US: , French: [alɑ̃sɔ̃] (listen); Norman: Alençoun) is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated 173 kilometres (107 mi) west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon (with 52,000 people).

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Nazi Germany
World War II: Hungary declares war on Nazi Germany.

Events on August 12 in history

Alençon (August 12, 1944)

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