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| − | '''Saint-Clément''' was a suburb of [[Rouen]] in the [[Normandy (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Normandy]] region of [[France (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|France]]. During [[World War I]], the [[Imperial German Army]] occupied the town as part of the [[Schlieffen Plan]]. During [[World War II]], [[American]] forces liberated Saint-Clément on 5 July 1944 as part of [[Operation: Overlord (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Operation: Overlord]]. By the mid 1990s, Saint-Clément was a hangout for university students from Rouen. It also had a large population of [[ |
+ | '''Saint-Clément''' was a suburb of [[Rouen (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Rouen]] in the [[Normandy (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Normandy]] region of [[France (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|France]]. During [[World War I]], the [[Imperial German Army]] occupied the town as part of the [[Schlieffen Plan]]. During [[World War II]], [[American]] forces liberated Saint-Clément on 5 July 1944 as part of [[Operation: Overlord (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|Operation: Overlord]]. By the mid 1990s, Saint-Clément was a hangout for university students from Rouen. It also had a large population of [[Garden gnome (The Garden Gnome Freedom Front)|garden gnomes]], leading to the founding of the [[Garden Gnome Freedom Front]] by local students, who soon learned that they were in for more than they had bargained for. |
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Latest revision as of 21:18, 4 July 2020
Saint-Clément was a suburb of Rouen in the Normandy region of France. During World War I, the Imperial German Army occupied the town as part of the Schlieffen Plan. During World War II, American forces liberated Saint-Clément on 5 July 1944 as part of Operation: Overlord. By the mid 1990s, Saint-Clément was a hangout for university students from Rouen. It also had a large population of garden gnomes, leading to the founding of the Garden Gnome Freedom Front by local students, who soon learned that they were in for more than they had bargained for.
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