Landrethun-le-Nord
Encyclopedia
Landrethun-le-Nord is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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chose this commune to host the V-3 cannon
launch site during World War II
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
A farming village situated some 13 miles (20.9 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D243 and D231 roads.History
The area was severely bombed during 1944 as the GermansGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
chose this commune to host the V-3 cannon
V-3 cannon
The V-3 was a German World War II supergun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile....
launch site during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Population
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
- The Second World War Fortress of Mimoyecques.