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Friday, 10 April 2026

French harbour La Rochelle for the first time since she was liberated visited by a ship in July 1945

An item reported that on 7 July for the first time since the harbour was liberated a French crewed liberty ship anchored at La Rochelle, France . She was loaded with 7,800 yon of steel, building timber, cotton, paper and tobacco.(1)

Note

1. Liberated on 7 May 1945, ceremony the next day. During the Second World War la Rochelle was an important German naval base.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-66-67-28 Weekly Résumé (No. 306) of the naval, military and air situation from 0700 5th July to 0700 12th July 1945. 

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