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Landroff
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Landroff is a commune in France, situated within the Grand Est region. It lies in the Moselle department, specifically within the arrondissement of Forbach-Boulay-Moselle and the canton of Grostenquin. The administrative entity also has an association with the canton of Sarralbe. Landroff shares borders with the neighboring areas of Baronville, Destry, Eincheville, and Harprich.
The commune covers an area of 7.73 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 305 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 57340. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 301 residents, including 129 males and 142 females, while another records a population of 233.
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- French commune.name
- Landroff
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Landroff eglise.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Landroff
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Landroff (Moselle).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
- French commune.canton
- Sarralbe
- French commune.INSEE
- 57379
- French commune.postal code
- 57340
- French commune.mayor
- Sébastien Maret
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Saint-Avold Synergie
- French commune.elevation m
- 245
- French commune.elevation min m
- 238
- French commune.elevation max m
- 305
- French commune.area km2
- 7.73
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- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Landroff
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Forbach
- Population
- 259
- Area
- 7.73
- Elevation
- 256
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Viller
- Image
- Landroff eglise.jpg
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- Commons category
- Landroff
- postal code
- 57340
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sarralbe
- male population
- 129
- female population
- 142
- P8168
- Rotraut Richter
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-87-86-21-39
- fax number
- +33-3-87-86-21-39
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Landroff (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
==Historical significance== Landroff was the site of a sharp but brief battle during World War II on 14–15 November 1944 between elements of the U.S. 6th Armored Division and the German 36th Volksgrenadier Division led by the 87th Grenadier Regiment. Elements of the U.S. 68th Tank Battalion liberated the town on 14 November. Beginning that evening at 1800, the 68th repulsed the first of four increasingly violent and determined German counterattacks. The others followed at 2100, 2300, and finally at 0130 on 15 November. B Company, 44th Armored Infantry Battalion reinforced the 68th after the second counterattack. During the final counterattack German forces cut the road to the west of the town and, in the darkness, infiltrated into Landroff proper, where the battle devolved into a hand-to-hand melee that lasted until dawn.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Landroff” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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