Proussy () is a former
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Norm ...
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of
Condé-en-Normandie
Condé-en-Normandie () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Condé-sur-Noireau
Condé-sur-Noireau () is a former commune in the ...
.
In August 1944 as
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
was being fought, Proussy served as the location of Field Marshal
Bernard Law Montgomery
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, (; 17 November 1887 – 24 March 1976), nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and th ...
's tactical headquarters.
Population
References
Former communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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