title: Peray
text: # Peray
  
  Peray (French pronunciation: ​) is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
  
  ## World War II
  
  After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in August 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 2 September, the airfield was designated as "A-44", it was used by several combat units until November 1944 when the units moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.
  
  