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Robert-Espagne is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...
department Department may refer to: * 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
Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ...
in north-eastern
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
. On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German
Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of
Beurey-sur-Saulx Beurey-sur-Saulx (, literally ''Beurey on Saulx'') is a commune in the Meuse department in the Grand Est region in northeastern France. On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of ...
,
Couvonges Couvonges () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Couvonges massacre In August 1944 German troops en route to Saint-Dizier to face General George S. Patton's XII Corps killed a number of civilians and des ...
and
Mognéville Mognéville () is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. On 29 August 1944, the 3rd Panzergenadier Division of the German Wehrmacht massacred 86 inhabitants of this and the three neighboring villages of Beur ...
. This is also referred to as the '' Massacre de la vallée de la Saulx''.


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Communes of the Meuse department The following is a list of the 499 communes of the Meuse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Robert-Espagne: C'est en France!
(in French) Robertespagne Nazi war crimes in France Collective punishment Massacres in France {{Meuse-geo-stub