Country France Population (2006) 1,144 Local time Tuesday 8:29 AM | Department Var Area 24.91 km² Arrondissement Brignoles | |
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Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Canton Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume Intercommunality Sainte-Baume Mont-Aurélien Weather 9°C, Wind SE at 0 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Map of Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, France
Second World War
In June 1944, at the aftermath of D-Day when the French Resistance went on an offensive against the German occupiers, the hills near Plan-d'Aups were the site of a bloody battle. Some 200 Maquis had set up a camp there, commanded by SOE agent Robert Burdett. They were attacked by large German forces. Though taken by surprise due to a faulty placing of guards, the Maquis did inflict considerable casualties on the Germans and many of them managed to escape into the surrounding mountains.
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