{"id":8626,"date":"2021-09-12T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univem-paris.com\/2021\/09\/12\/commemoration-of-the-liberation-of-the-vexin-county-in-fontenay-saint-pere\/"},"modified":"2021-09-12T20:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T18:00:56","slug":"commemoration-of-the-liberation-of-the-vexin-county-in-fontenay-saint-pere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univem-paris.com\/en\/2021\/09\/12\/commemoration-of-the-liberation-of-the-vexin-county-in-fontenay-saint-pere\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemoration of the Liberation of the Vexin county in Fontenay Saint-P\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the occasion of the unveiling of the Monument commemorating the Battle of the Vexin, the Vexin Histoire Vivante (VHV) association and the city of Fontenay-Saint-P\u00e8re invited several reenactment groups to come and setttle a camp on the 11th and 12th September. This forgotten battle took place in late August 1944 during the liberation of the Paris area. It opposed more than 30,000 soldiers leading to the death of 3,000 of them.<\/p>\n

UNIVEM was also there, with several vehicles such as the Sherman, 2 Half-Tracks, a Scout-Car, 2 GMC CCKW (dump truck and workshop), a Dodge Command Car,\u00a0 the International M425 and many Jeep. One of our member came with a German Sd.Kfz 247 replica. The camp was set up in the Friday afternoon, and a big diner made everybody happy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t