Le Saulcy | |
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  Le Saulcy  Le Saulcy | |
| Coordinates:48°24′51″N7°02′34″E / 48.4142°N 7.0428°E /48.4142; 7.0428 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Vosges |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Canton | Raon-l'Étape |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint-Dié-des-Vosges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Audouin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.83 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 293 |
| • Density | 29.8/km2 (77.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 88444 /88210 |
| Elevation | 395–910 m (1,296–2,986 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Saulcy (French pronunciation:[ləso(l)si]ⓘ) is acommune in theVosgesdepartment inGrand Est in northeasternFrance.
In the nearby hamlet of Le Harcholet, a war crime was committed byWaffen SS forces under the command ofOberscharfuhrer Max Kessler. Three members of anSAS infiltration team (including Lieutenant Silly and Trooper Brown) were burnt alive whilst bound by German forces in an abandoned barn. The three soldiers had been caught attempting to cross theRiver Meurthe whilst trying to reach the Allied lines on 10 October 1944 after the termination ofOperation Loyton, an attempt to inspire a French uprising in the Vosges to pave the way for an offensive byGeneral Patton'sSeventh Army.[3]
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