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Falaise
Also known as Guibray (réunie à Falaise), Guibray-la-Montagne
commune in Ardennes, France
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In August 1944, two German armies were encircled in the area west of Falaise and mostly destroyed by the Allies, though they fought hard to escape via the Falaise gap to the east. Some 10,000 German troops were killed and 50,000 taken prisoner. Two-thirds of Falaise was destroyed by Allied bombing before the town was eventually taken by Canadian and Polish troops. Falaise was largely restored after the war.
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Having visited Falaise, you might like an excursion to other places that were important in the life of William the Conqueror. Caen and Bayeux lie less than 1 h to the north of the city.
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Falaise ( French pronunciation: [falɛz] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
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