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Saint-Leu-d'Esserent is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. Saint Leu is notable for of mushroom caves under the Thiverny plateau.〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Philippe )〕 ==History== During World War II, the caves were one of three major underground V-1 flying bomb storage depots. In addition to the caves, the facility included blockhouses, bunkers, flak emplacements and railway links. Allied intelligence firmly identified late in June 1944 that Saint-Leu-d'Esserent and Nucourt were V-1 storage depots.〔 〕 On 27 June 1944, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent was initially bombed by the US Army Air Force,〔 〕〔 〕 then on July 4/5 1944 by two RAF forces (the first unsuccessfully used Tallboy bombs in an attempt to collapse the limestone roof of the caves).〔 Finally on 7 July 1944, an evening RAF raid successfully blocked the tunnels.〔 〕 The storage dump at Thiverny was bombed in 1944 on May 5, July 11, July 12,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=July 1944 )〕 and July 19. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saint-Leu-d'Esserent」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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