Marcoing
Marcoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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- Locality
- Marcoing
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,989
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Marcoing () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
==History== During World War I, there was an alleged incident between a British soldier named Henry Tandey and Adolf Hitler in this area. Hitler was unarmed and appeared wounded, so Tandey chose not to shoot and allowed him to walk off unharmed.
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