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Battlefield Attractions In Pozieres
1. Tank Corps MemorialPozieres The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006, from when it became a single battalion therein. The regiment was created under the Childers Reforms in 1881, as the Princess Louise's , by the amalgamation of the 91st Regiment of Foot and 93rd Regiment of Foot, amended the following year to reverse the order of the Argyll and Sutherland sub-titles. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was expanded to fifteen battalions during the First World War and nine during the Second World War . The 1st Battalion served in the 1st Commonwealth Division in the Korean War and gained a high public profile for its role in Aden during 1967. As part of the restructuring of th... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. 1st Australian Division MemorialPozieres The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the Army's regular forces. Its headquarters is in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane. The division was first formed in 1914 for service during World War I as a part of the Australian Imperial Force . It was initially part of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and served with that formation during the Gallipoli campaign, before later serving on the Western Front. After the war, the division became a part-time unit based in New South Wales, and during World War II it undertook defensive duties in Australia before being disbanded in 1945. After World War II, the division remained off the Australian Army's order of battle until the 1960s, when it was reformed in New South Wales. In 1965 it adopted a c... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Soldier Monuments in Albert France
Whilst on a visit to the Somme battlefields I stopped off in the town of Albert. As a monument to the soldiers who fought in the battles in the areas during the First World War there are a number of statues have been erected throughout the town. These include a French soldier (in from of the train station), a Scottish piper, an Australian and a British 'tommy' (around the Place d'Armes) and a German soldier (in the Jardin Public Arboretum).
The backing track was created using Garageband with the musical loops Courier Strings, Longing Strings 02 and Skyline Piano.
La Bataille de la Somme, une histoire de famille
Ces mots ne sont pas de Stéphanie mais de son grand-père, écrits dans ce même endroit, dans les tranchées, il y a 100 ans, pendant la bataille de la Somme, événement majeur de la Grande Guerre. Ces textes, elle les a découverts en 1988.
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Centenaire de la Grande Guerre dans la Somme
Les principaux musées et mémoriaux de la 1ère guerre mondiale. Commémorations du 1er juillet. somme14-18.com