Blindé Jeanne d'Arc, 25 août 1944

Historic site and monument
Military Patrimony
20th C

Place du colonel Edon 13007 Marseille 7ème

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Preserved on the Place du Colonel Eddon, the Blindé Jeanne d'Arc is one of the most emblematic relics of the liberation of Marseille. It recalls the fierce fighting that took place on the hill of Notre-Dame de la Garde on August 25 and 26, 1944.

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