The monument of la Poche Sud

  • The monument of la Poche Sud

Presentation

This monument was built in 1946 to commemorate the Liberation of la Poche Sud during the 2nd World War. 
The Second World War brought its share of victims and acts of bravery. This is particularly true at La Sicaudais, where a monument has been erected to commemorate the military and civilian victims who fell in the liberation of the southern pocket.
The inauguration of this monument to the Southern Pocket at La Sicaudais took place on 30 June 1946 in front of a crowd of 20,000 people.

The granite monolithic monument reads: "Le pays de Retz aux victimes militaires et civiles tombées pour la libération de la poche sud" ("The Retz region to the military and civilian victims who fell for the liberation of the southern pocket").

Two events were targeted locally:
  • On 21 December 1944, when a firefight broke out between German soldiers and the FFI at La Sicaudais. French military casualties amounted to 10 killed and 38 wounded, and at least 2 dead and 10 wounded on the German side.
  • On 26 December 1944, when the Pas Bochet station at La Sicaudais was bombed by the Allies, the newly installed infirmary was hit. Some fifteen people were killed, including three French civilians, including the stationmaster, Madame Toussaint.

In May 2022, to mark the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the Poche de Saint-Nazaire, historical panels from the "Chemin de la mémoire 39-45 en Pays de Retz" were inaugurated next to this monument. This installation "illustrates through stories and images the historical trauma" of this period.
Information
  • PERIOD OF SITE OR HISTORIC MONUMENT :
    • 20th century
  • THEMES OF MUSEUM OR INTERPRETATION CENTRE :
    • History
  • Geographical zone :
    • Chaumes-en-Retz

Map

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Le monument de la Poche Sud
La Sicaudais
Arthon-en-Retz
44320
CHAUMES EN RETZ
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 47.18549
Longitude : -1.94466
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The monument of la Poche Sud
La Sicaudais
Arthon-en-Retz
44320
CHAUMES EN RETZ
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