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Aleria standoff

Aleria standoff was a siege conducted on 21 August 1975 at Aléria, in what is now France; it lasted 1 day. The recorded result: See Consequences. Recorded strength: 30 militants against 1,200 gendarms 8 armoured vehicles 8 helicopters.

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Fought21 August 1975lasted 1 day
WhereAléria, France42.133N, 9.509E
OutcomeSee Consequences
BelligerentsAzzione per la Rinascita CorsaagainstFrench Gendarmerie
Casualties and losses1 woundedand2 killed

Record

Date21 August 1975
to 22 August 1975
PlaceAléria, France
42.133N, 9.509E
KindSiege, Cold War
Strength30 militants1,200 gendarms 8 armoured vehicles 8 helicopters
Casualties and losses1 wounded2 killed
Commanders
  • Edmond Simeoni
  • Michel Poniatowski
Aleria standoffAleria standoffBattle of VescovatoBattle of Ponte NovuBattle of BorgoSiege of FurianiSiege of BastiaBattle of VescovatoBattle of Ponte NovuSiege of FurianiSiege of BastiaAjaccioSiena100 km42.133N, 9.509E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1975

Aleria standoff is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28494206, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Aleria standoff, revision 1370784346, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.