Saint-Marcel, located in the heart of the Landes de Lanvaux, was the scene of one of the greatest Breton resistance during the Second World War. On June 18, 1944, a crucial confrontation took place there, profoundly marking the history of France and Brittany. Even before the Allies landed in Normandy, Free French paratroopers were deployed in Brittany. Shortly after, they regrouped at Saint-Marcel, where 2,500 Bretons had converged to fight against the occupier. These heroic acts of the Breton Resistance, which was among the first to be saluted for its courage and its sacrifices, deserve recognition, explanation and perpetual commemoration…
