Moments later 58 French paratroopers were killed in an attack on their barracks. It was the deadliest single day for the U.S. Marine Corps since the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.

During WWII, Nazi authorities subjected Roma to a ... when Nazi guards raided the barracks where Roma and Sinti people were held at Auschwitz-Birkenau following a revolt within the camp.