Perthes, Haute-Marne Explained

Perthes
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Saint-Dizier
Canton:	Saint-Dizier-1
Insee:	52386
Postal Code:	52100
Mayor:	Marie-Claude Saget-Thyes^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Saint-Dizier Der et Blaise
Coordinates:	48.657°N 4.8227°W
Elevation M:	128
Elevation Min M:	121
Elevation Max M:	134
Area Km2:	13.08

Perthes (in French pronounced as /pɛʁt/) is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.

World War II

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in September 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 9 September, the airfield was designated as "A-65", it was used by several combat units until October when the units moved forward with the advancing Allies. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Marne department

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. Johnson, David C. (1988), U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO), D-Day to V-E Day; Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center, Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
3. Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. .