Perthes, Haute-Marne

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Perthes

|commune status = Commune

|image = Eglise Perthes.JPG

|caption = The church in Perthes

|arrondissement = Saint-Dizier

|canton = Saint-Dizier-1

|INSEE = 52386

|postal code = 52100

|mayor = Marie-Claude Saget-Thyes{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Grand Saint-Dizier, Der et Vallées

|coordinates = {{coord|48.657|4.8227|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 128

|elevation min m = 121

|elevation max m = 134

|area km2 = 13.08

|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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Perthes ({{IPA|fr|pɛʁt|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Xenophôn-Perthes.wav}}) 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.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.Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. {{ISBN|0-89201-092-4}}.

References

Category:Communes of Haute-Marne

Perthes, Haute-Marne

World War II

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