Lieu de parachutage - Seconde Guerre mondiale

Since 2011, the Voluntary Resistance Fighters (CVR) of Saône-et-Loire have been working on a project to mark the former parachute drop sites of the Second World War to pay tribute to the men and women who took great risks to continue the fight against the enemy.

The Bissey-sous-Cruchaud parachute drop took place on 16 April 1944 and was intended for the Saint-Gengoux-le-National maquis (arms and ammunition). It was an English parachute drop at a place called "Les terres Saint Michel" and "La bruyère" on land called "Portos". The coded message from Radio Londres was "Théodore se mouche avec fracas".
On 27 April 1944, a second parachute drop should have taken place, but was cancelled due to bad weather conditions.

The totem pole was inaugurated on 19 November 2022.