Audouville-la-Hubert explained

Audouville-la-Hubert
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Cherbourg
Canton:Carentan-les-Marais
Insee:50021
Postal Code:50480
Mayor:Dominique Mesnil[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Baie Cotentin
Coordinates:49.4092°N -1.2408°W
Elevation Min M:1
Elevation Max M:22
Area Km2:6.40

Audouville-la-Hubert (in French pronounced as /oduvil la ybɛʁ/) is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

History

In 1944, thirty German prisoners of war were massacred near the village of Audouville-la-Hubert by American paratroopers in an act of revenge after they suffered a high number of casualties during the Battle of Normandy.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
  2. Wiegrefe . Klaus . 4 May 2010 . The Horror of D-Day: A New Openness to Discussing Allied War Crimes in WWII. . Spiegel-Verlag . 19 March 2017 .