Fortress
Saint-Nazaire pocket
🇫🇷 France
The Saint-Nazaire Pocket (German: Festung St. Nazaire, French: Poche de Saint-Nazaire) was an Atlantic pocket that existed from August 1944 until 11 May 1945 and was formed by the withdrawal of German troops from Loire-Inférieure (now Loire-Atlantique) during the liberation of the department by the allied forces. It was centred around the port and the submarine base of Saint-Nazaire and extended to the east as far as Saint-Omer-de-Blain and from La Roche-Bernard in the north to Pornic in the south.
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Saint-Nazaire pocket ranks #3,140 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #233 of the 525 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,552 times in the last 60 days, more than 83% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Saint-Nazaire pocket?
Saint-Nazaire pocket stands in France, at 47.2806°, -2.2086°.
How famous is Saint-Nazaire pocket?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,140 of 8,134 worldwide, and #233 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Saint-Nazaire pocket?
Château de Ranrouët, about 19 km away.
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