Millery, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Millery is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Millery
Commune
The church in Millery
Coat of arms
Location of Millery
Millery
Millery
Coordinates: 48°49′04″N 6°07′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMeurthe-et-Moselle
ArrondissementNancy
CantonEntre Seille et Meurthe
IntercommunalityCC Bassin de Pompey
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Denis Bergerot
Area
1
7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
622
 • Density83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
54369 /54670
Elevation183–392 m (600–1,286 ft)
(avg. 182 m or 597 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During World War II, on Saturday, 29 July 1944, an RAF Avro Lancaster Type B III bomber (s/n ND756 AA°M), while on a mission[2] to the German city of Stuttgart, was shot down by Luftwaffe night fighters and crashed at 1:25 a.m. on the Falaise hill near Millery.[3] Out of the seven crew members,[4] four died — including three from New Zealand and one British — and were buried in the village cemetery, where their graves[5] can still be seen.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Youngs, Kelvin. "Aircrew Remembered Aviation Personal Histories and Databases". Aircrew Remembered site. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  3. "France-Crashes 39-45". francecrashes39-45.net. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  4. "75 Squadron Lancaster III ND756 AA-M". aircrewremembered.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. "Four crew members' graves". Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  6. "Monuments - Mairie de Millery". www.millery.com. Retrieved 2019-08-21.



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