Drancy
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Many French Jews were also interned at Drancy, north of Paris, and from there deported to a concentration camp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
She took part in a commemoration ceremony this week at the Shoah Memorial in the Paris suburb of Drancy, and is part of an association based at the site that organizes educational trips to Auschwitz.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2022
Pithiviers was the second largest transit camp and deportation point in France for Jews, after Drancy.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2022
One such leader is Hassen Chalghoumi, imam of the Drancy Mosque in Paris.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 25, 2016
At a farmyard close by Drancy I saw Ducrot and his staff.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
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