Editing Petit Nicolet

{{Short description|Village on Tanoa}}

'''Petit Nicolet''' is a village on [[Tanoa]], in the Northern Division of [[Narevaku]].<ref name="battle"/><ref name="tanoa"/>

== History ==

During the conquest of 1944, [[Jan Paap]]'s forces initially bypassed Petit Nicolet and returned after resistance developed there.<ref name="early"/> Inhabitants who resisted were shot or enslaved.<ref name="tanoa-control"/> The village's capture and consolidation of the Northern Division marked the end of the campaign recognized by the [[Northern Tanoa Campaign Medal]].<ref name="campaigns"/>

On 10 September 2023, the [[Battle of Petit Nicolet]] took place during an operation to evacuate native families by boat. The [[Fish Collective]] and Tanoan resistance supported the evacuation. The boat escaped despite an SS ambush, with twelve resistance fighters and twenty Tanoa Einsatzgruppen soldiers killed.<ref name="battle"/>

On 24 November 2024, [[Mark Hugerinus Paap]] reached Petit Nicolet with a small group of resistance members during his final operation. He separated from them there and departed alone by boat.<ref name="final"/>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="battle">"[[Battle of Petit Nicolet]]". ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="tanoa">"[[Tanoa]]". ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="early">"[[History of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Formation and arrival in Tanoa|Formation and arrival in Tanoa]]". ''History of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="tanoa-control">"[[Tanoa#Period of external control (1944–2024)|Period of external control (1944–2024)]]". ''Tanoa''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="campaigns">"[[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Conquest campaign medals|Conquest campaign medals]]". ''Orders, decorations, and medals of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
<ref name="final">"[[Fish Collective#Mark Paap final operation|Mark Paap final operation]]". ''Fish Collective''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

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