Country France Department Sarthe Canton Beaumont-sur-Sarthe Area 8.91 km² | Region Pays de la Loire Arrondissement Mamers Intercommunality Pays Belmontais Population 405 (1999) | |
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Saint-Marceau is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
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Map of 72170 Saint-Marceau, France
World War II
After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 31 August, the airfield was designated as "A-43", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved to Central France and the airfield was closed.
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Saint-Marceau, Sarthe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA