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The René-Le-Bas Army Hospital

The René-Le-Bas Army Hospital , known locally as the Cherbourg Maritime Hospital , is a former Naval hospital located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin . Created on the orders of Emperor Napoleon III in 1858, it was completed in 1871 . It closed its doors in 2002.

 

On November 9, 1982, the hospital was christened "René-Le-Bas", the name of the first military doctor to join the French Free Naval Forces .

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Uploaded on June 28, 2018
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