Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura The Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura were a group of maquis fighters in the French resistance during World War II. On 11 November 1943, the Maquis de l'Ain et du Haut-Jura, on orders from Colonel Henri Romans-Petit, took possession of the town of Oyonnax in the Ain departement, and paraded up to the war memorial laying a wreath in the form of the croix de Lorraine with the inscription "Les vainqueurs de demain à ceux de 14–18" (the conquerors of tomorrow to those of 14–18). After a minute of silence and a rendition
Bombing of Aomori in World War II Air Forces's Strategic Bombing Survey (Pacific War) reported that 88 percent of the city had been totally destroyed. However, the Toyo Seikan factory was undamaged. The B-29 bombers continued on Tinian in the Mariana Islands without damage or loss. Bombing of Aomori in World War II The on July 28, 1945 was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States of America against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of World War II. Although the city of Aomori lacked major targets of military significance and was