Le Saulcy Explained

Le Saulcy
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Canton:Raon-l'Étape
Insee:88444
Postal Code:88210
Mayor:Jean-Luc Audouin[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Coordinates:48.4142°N 7.0428°W
Elevation M:450
Elevation Min M:395
Elevation Max M:910
Area Km2:9.83

Le Saulcy (in French pronounced as /lə so(l)si/) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

History

In the nearby hamlet of Le Harcholet, a war crime was committed by Waffen SS forces under the command of Oberscharfuhrer Max Kessler. Three members of an SAS infiltration team (including Lieutenant Silly and Trooper Brown) were burnt alive whilst bound by German forces in an abandoned barn. The three soldiers had been caught attempting to cross the River Meurthe whilst trying to reach the Allied lines on the 10th October 1944 after the termination of Operation Loyton, an attempt to inspire a French uprising in the Vosges to pave the way for an offensive by General Patton's Seventh Army.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Lewis. SAS Nazi Hunters: The Ultra-Secret Unit and the Hunt for Hitler's War Criminals, (Quercus, London (2015)).