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Rue – Medieval town – Somme – Picardie
The medieval Rue by the Bay of Somme, a former pilgrimage known for its Miraculous Crucifix, is today renown for its belfry listed on UNESCO World Heritage
Napoleon statue – Bataille de Craonne 1814
The Aisne Tourist Board commissioned the creation of Napoleon statue to commemorate the Battle of Craonne, which took place on March 7, 1814
Monument des Marie-Louise – Hurtebise – Chemin des Dames
The Monument des Marie-Louise is located by the Ferme d’Hurtebise on the Chemin des Dames in the Aisne and commemorates the Battles of 1814 and 1914
Traveling to the WWI Battlefields from the UK
Traveling to the WWI Battlefields from the UK by means of sea and land is very easy as the area is served by regular ferry crossings and rail-road networks
Battle of Agincourt – Hundred Years War
Battle of Agincourt, 25/10/1415, one of the worst French military defeats, saw 18000 knights and men defeated by the 5000 Welsh archers of the English Army
Cerny-en-Laonnois German War Cemetery – WWI
The Cerny-en-Laonnois German War Cemetery was opened in 1925 by the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge to bury the men who died on the Chemin des Dames
Cerny-en-Laonnois French War Cemetery – WWI
The Cerny-en-Laonnois French War Cemetery was opened between 1919 and 1925 to bury the men who died during the Battle of the Chemin des Dames
Cerny-en-Laonnois – Chemin des Dames – Aisne
The WWI Memorial Chapel of the Chemin des Dames, Lantern of the Dead and British Memorial Column were erected in the village Cerny-en-Laonnois in the Aisne
Mers-les-Bains seaside resort – Opal Coast
Mers-les-Bains seaside resort is located on the Opal Coast in Picardie and pooled with Le Tréport an Eu, and is renown for its Belle Epoque architecture
Calais port and citadel – Historical facts
Calais, a port and citadel saved from destruction by the Bourgeois de Calais, the local notables who handed over the city’s keys to the English king in 1347
Saint-Quentin National Necropolis – French Military Cemetery
Connaught Cemetery – Commonwealth Cemetery – Thiepval
Mill Road Cemetery – Commonwealth Cemetery – Thiepval
Picardie former administrative region
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