Le Saulcy
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Le Saulcy
|commune status = Commune
|image = Le Saulcy 88.jpg
|caption = A general view of Le Saulcy
|arrondissement = Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
|canton = Raon-l'Étape
|INSEE = 88444
|postal code = 88210
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
|coordinates = {{coord|48.4142|7.0428|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 450
|elevation min m = 395
|elevation max m = 910
|area km2 = 9.83
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
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Le Saulcy ({{IPA|fr|lə so(l)si|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Le Saulcy.wav}}) 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 10 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.Lewis. SAS Nazi Hunters: The Ultra-Secret Unit and the Hunt for Hitler's War Criminals, (Quercus, London (2015)).
See also
References
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