Pozières is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Museums Attractions In Pozieres
1. La CoupoleSaint 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 ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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