Mémorial des 5 chemins

In these places then on June 21, 1940 French soldiers fought for the freedom of France.
The French soldiers positioned themselves in embuscadeand attackedthe German motorized column. The German authorities then threatened to bomb Lorient if they fell into another ambush, even though Pétain's government had declared Lorient an open city three days earlier.

Contribution and photo credit Philippe Boudot.

In these places then on June 21, 1940 French soldiers fought for the freedom of France.The French soldiers positioned themselves in embuscadeand attackedthe German motorized column. The German authorities then threatened to bomb Lorient if they fell into another ambush, even though Pétain's government had declared Lorient an open city three days earlier.Contribution and photo credit Philippe Boudot.