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The Best Attractions In Fricourt

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Fricourt New Military Cemetery

Fricourt German War Cemetery

Fricourt British Cemetery

Cap Blanc Nez

Chateau de Pierrefonds

Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial

La Coupole

Musee Somme 1916

Parc du Marquenterre

Fricourt is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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The Best Attractions In Fricourt

1. Fricourt German War Cemetery Fricourt
Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army. Of the 17,000 burials, about 1,000 died in the autumn of 1914 and the ensuing trench warfare; about 10,000 during the Battle of the Somme ; and the final 6,000 in the Spring Offensive of 1918 and the ensuing Allied counter-attack, the Hundred Days Offensive.
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2. Fricourt British Cemetery Fricourt
Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army. Of the 17,000 burials, about 1,000 died in the autumn of 1914 and the ensuing trench warfare; about 10,000 during the Battle of the Somme ; and the final 6,000 in the Spring Offensive of 1918 and the ensuing Allied counter-attack, the Hundred Days Offensive.
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3. Fricourt New Military Cemetery Fricourt
Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the Imperial German 2nd Army. Of the 17,000 burials, about 1,000 died in the autumn of 1914 and the ensuing trench warfare; about 10,000 during the Battle of the Somme ; and the final 6,000 in the Spring Offensive of 1918 and the ensuing Allied counter-attack, the Hundred Days Offensive.
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4. Chateau de Pierrefonds Pierrefonds
The Château de Pierrefonds is a castle situated in the commune of Pierrefonds in the Oise département of France. It is on the southeast edge of the Forest of Compiègne, northeast of Paris, between Villers-Cotterêts and Compiègne. The Château de Pierrefonds includes most of the characteristics of defensive military architecture from the Middle Ages, though it underwent a major restoration in the 19th century.
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5. Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial Beaumont Hamel
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the commemoration of Dominion of Newfoundland forces members who were killed during World War I. The 74-acre preserved battlefield park encompasses the grounds over which the Newfoundland Regiment made their unsuccessful attack on 1 July 1916 during the first day of the Battle of the Somme.The Battle of the Somme was the regiment's first major engagement, and during an assault that lasted approximately 30 minutes the regiment was all but wiped out. Purchased in 1921 by the people of Newfoundland, the memorial site is the largest battalion memorial on the Western Front, and the largest area of the Somme battlefield that has been preserved. Along with preserved trench lines, there are a number of memorials and...
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6. Parc du Marquenterre Saint Quentin En Tourmont
7. Cap Blanc Nez Wissant
Cap Gris-Nez is a cape on the Côte d'Opale in the Pas-de-Calais département in northern France. It is between Wissant and Audresselles, in the commune of Audinghen. The cliffs of the cape are the closest point of France to England – 34 km from their English counterparts at Dover. Smothered in sea pinks and thrift, the cliffs are a perfect vantage point to see hundreds of ships, from oil tankers to little fishing trawlers, plying the waters below. On a clear day, the emblematic white cliffs of Dover on the English shore can be seen.
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8. La Coupole Saint Omer
La Coupole , also known as the Coupole d'Helfaut-Wizernes and originally codenamed Bauvorhaben 21 or Schotterwerk Nordwest , is a Second World War bunker complex in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France, about 5 kilometres from Saint-Omer, and some 14.4 kilometers south-southeast from the less developed Blockhaus d'Eperlecques V-2 launch installation in the same area. It was built by the forces of Nazi Germany between 1943 and 1944 to serve as a launch base for V-2 rockets directed against London and southern England, and is the earliest known precursor to modern underground missile silos still in existence. Constructed in the side of a disused chalk quarry, the most prominent feature of the complex is an immense concrete dome, to which its modern name refers. It was built above ...
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9. Musee Somme 1916 Albert

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GERMANY: EXPLORING rarely seen WW1 CEMETERY of GERMAN SOLDIERS in KOBLENZ

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Koblenz was established as a Roman military post by Drusus around 8 B.C. The city celebrated its 2000th anniversary in 1992. In this video we are going to visit the city's huge cemetery and we are going to concentrate on a small part that contains tombs of German soldiers that died during the first world war.

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No.fifty6 Walk With Me video.wmv

This video has been created using images we have taken around The Somme WW1 battlefields and memorial sites. Composed to foster a sense of respect, remembrance and reconciliation, we are passionate about this historic area and the stories of the lads who sacrificed so much. For our tomorrow they gave their today.
Please find out more about us at number56.co.uk.
Photographs: David Thomson and Ann Mckeever.
Video concept and production Robert Mckeever.

Great War Walk 2008. The Somme to Verdun / Verdun to Cologne.

A 90th anniversary tribute walk which started at Fricourt German Cemetery, The Somme on the 27th September and finished at Cologne, Germany at 11am on Armistice Day, the 11th November 2008.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Hannover Part one

Hannover War Cemetery and Hannover Military Cemetery in Germany.Filmed in 2008 during different times of the year.

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