La Capelette
District of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Hauts-de-France - France

Operation Abercrombie

During World War II, Operation Abercrombie was an Anglo-Canadian reconnaissance raid on the area around the French coastal village of Hardelot, located south of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais. It had been scheduled for the night of 19/20 April,1942, but delayed until 21/22 April. The raid was largely unopposed but, on review, the benefits were thought not to have been worth the effort. The Canadian detachment lost their way and had to abort.

Located at 50.619, 1.642 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1942, Battles of World War II involving Canada, Military operations of World War II involving Germany, Second World War in the Pas-de-Calais

V-3 cannon

The V-3 was a German World War II supergun working on the multi-charge principle whereby secondary propellant charges are fired to add velocity to a projectile. The weapon was planned to be used to bombard London from two large bunkers in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France, but they were rendered unusable by Allied bombing raids before completion. Two similar guns were used to bombard Luxembourg from December 1944 to February 1945.

Located at 50.8542, 1.75833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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World War II museums in France, World War II sites in France, Ruins in France, World War II artillery of Germany, Superguns, Research and development in Nazi Germany, V-weapons, V-weapon subterranea, Second World War in the Pas-de-Calais, 150 mm artillery

Krupp K5

The Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E), in short K5 with the (E) signifying Eisenbahnlafette (railway car gun-mount), was a heavy railway gun used by Germany throughout World War II.

Located at 50.8139, 1.75472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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280 mm artillery, Railway guns, World War II artillery of Germany, Krupp

Cap Gris Nez

Cap Gris Nez (literally grey nose cape in English, Swartenesse in Dutch, now obsolete; compare other headlands in -ness) 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 Cap are the closest point of France to England - 34 km from their English counterparts at Dover.

Located at 50.8708, 1.58361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Geography of the Pas-de-Calais, Headlands of France

Stade de la Libération

Stade de la Libération is a multi-use stadium in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of US Boulogne. The stadium is able to hold 15,034 people.

Located at 50.7237, 1.61941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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US Boulogne, Football venues in France, Sports venues in Pas-de-Calais

Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne

The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne is a minor basilica located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in the Pas-de-Calais département of northern France. The basilica was built between 1827 and 1875 on the site of Boulogne's medieval cathedral with its 101 metre high dome. The basilica is still known locally as the "cathedral", despite the present church never having held that status.

Located at 50.7261, 1.615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1875, Basilica churches in France, Former cathedrals in France, Churches in Pas-de-Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer

Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer

The Château de Boulogne-sur-Mer is a castle in the French seaport of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in the Pas-de-Calais département. It houses the Boulogne museum. The castle was built in the 13th century by Philippe Hurepel (1180-1234), count of Boulogne and son of Philip II of France. Following the death of his half-brother, king Louis VIII after a short three-year reign, Hurepel was one of the leaders of a rebellion against the regent, Blanche de Castille, mother of the minor Louis IX.

Located at 50.7256, 1.61694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Castles in Nord-Pas de Calais, History of the Pas-de-Calais, Military history of the Pas-de-Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Official historical monuments of France, Museums in Pas-de-Calais, Art museums and galleries in France, Ethnographic museums in France

Boulonnais (land area)

The Boulonnais is a coastal area of northern France, around Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer. It has a curved belt of chalk downs which run into the sea at both ends, and geologically is the east end of the Weald-Artois Anticline.

Located at 50.7167, 1.76667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Subdivisions of the Pas-de-Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer

Column of the Grande Armée

The Column of the Grande Armée (French - Colonne de la grande Armée or Colonne Napoléone) is a 53 metre high Doric order triumphal column (modelled on Trajan's Column and other triumphal columns in Rome) on the Rue Napoleon in Wimille, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.

Located at 50.7412, 1.61833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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National symbols of France, Monumental columns in France, Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Military history of the Pas-de-Calais, Sculptures of Napoleon

Slack (river)

The Slack is a 22 km long river in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. It rises at Hermelinghen on Mount Binôt, flows through Rinxent, Marquise, Beuvrequen, Slack (village near Ambleteuse) and flows into the English Channel in Ambleteuse next to Fort Mahon.

Located at 50.805, 1.60139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Geography of the Pas-de-Calais, Rivers of France, Rivers of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Nausicaä Centre National de la Mer

Nausicaā Centre National de la Mer is a public aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer in France. It is one of the largest public aquariums of Europe. Nausicaa is described as a center of scientific and technical discovery of the marine environment, focusing primarily on the relationship between man and the sea.

Located at 50.7306, 1.59361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aquaria in France, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais, Visitor attractions in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Visitor attractions in Pas-de-Calais

SS Irex

Irex was a sailing vessel wrecked at Scratchell's Bay on the Isle of Wight by The Needles on 25 January 1890, while on her maiden voyage.

Located at 50.6617, 1.5823 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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1889 ships, Clyde-built ships, Victorian-era merchant ships of the United Kingdom, Shipwrecks of the Needles, Maritime incidents in 1890

Lac des Miroirs

Lac des Miroirs is a lake in Condette, Pas-de-Calais, France.

Located at 50.6436, 1.61389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lakes of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Geography of the Pas-de-Calais

Gare de Wimille-Wimereux

Gare de Wimille-Wimereux is a railway station serving the communes of Wimille and Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is on the Boulogne–Calais railway between Calais and Boulogne and served by regional TER trains.

Located at 50.7644, 1.61389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Picardie

Gare de Marquise-Rinxent

Gare de Marquise-Rinxent is a railway station serving the towns Marquise and Rinxent, in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is on the Boulogne–Calais railway between Calais and Boulogne and served by regional TER trains.

Located at 50.8053, 1.73028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Picardie

Gare du Haut-Banc

Gare du Haut-Banc is a railway station serving the towns Ferques and Rety, in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is on the Boulogne–Calais railway between Calais and Boulogne and served by regional TER trains.

Located at 50.8161, 1.77111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Picardie

SM U-109

U-109 was a submarine in the Imperial German Navy in World War I, taking part in the First Battle of the Atlantic. The building contract was confirmed 5 May 1916, and was awarded to Germaniawerft, Kiel. A Type 93 boat, she was launched 25 September 1917 and commissioned 7 November. She was under the command of Otto Ney. On 28 January 1918, she was sunk in the English Channel, possibly by a mine, while diving to avoid ships from the Dover Patrol (particularly drifter H.M. Beryl III).

Located at 50.8833, 1.51667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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World War I submarines of Germany, 1917 ships, U-boats commissioned in 1917, Shipwrecks in the English Channel, German Type Mittel U submarines, U-boats sunk in 1918, Ships built in Kiel, German Type U 93 submarines

Gare de Boulogne-Ville

Gare de Boulogne-Ville is one of the railway stations serving the town Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. The other station is Gare de Boulogne-Tintelleries.

Located at 50.7156, 1.61 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Picardie

Saint-Inglevert Airfield

Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on formation and thus becoming RAF Saint Inglevert. In 1920, a civil airfield was established on a different site which was a designated customs airfield. During the Second World War, Saint-Inglevert was occupied by the Royal Air Force and the Armée de l'Air.

Located at 50.8825, 1.74444 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Royal Flying Corps airfields, Airports in France, World War II sites in France, World War II sites of Nazi Germany, World War I airfields, World War II airfields in France, Transport in Pas-de-Calais, United States Naval Air Stations, Buildings and structures in Pas-de-Calais

Fort Mahon

Fort Mahon, which is known locally as Fort Vauban, is a fort located on the coast of the Strait of Dover, by the commune of Ambleteuse, in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France. It was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban. The fort was restored in the 1960s and designated a historical monument on October 19, 1965. \t\t \t\t\tAmbleteuse-Fort Mahon. jpg \t\t\t Fort Mahon and the Slack river. \t\t\t \t\t \t\t \t\t\tAlfred Robaut - Fort Vauban.

Located at 50.8053, 1.60056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Official historical monuments of France, Sea fort, Forts in France

Liane (river)

The Liane is a 37 km river in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It rises in Quesques and flows into the English Channel at Boulogne-sur-Mer. Other communes along its length include: Selles, Brunembert, Bournonville, Alincthun, Crémarest, Wirwignes, Questrecques, Samer, Carly, Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne, Isques, Saint-Léonard, Hesdin-l'Abbé, Condette, Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, and Outreau. Liane {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=Lianefleuve.

Located at 50.7167, 1.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Geography of the Pas-de-Calais, Rivers of France

Gare de Boulogne-Maritime

The Gare de Boulogne-Maritime was a former railway station and port in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Ferries England to France used the terminal. The Station was the most important second passenger port of France (after Marseille), seeing 563,000 passengers use the facility in 1938. Traffic with England was restored in 1947. In June 1952 a new ferry terminal was inaugurated, located on the site of the previous one established in 1875.

Located at 50.7261, 1.59694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Gare de Boulogne-Tintelleries

Gare de Boulogne-Tintelleries serves the historic centre of Boulogne opened on May 1, 1893, and is located on the Boulogne–Calais railway and served by the SNCF local TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Located at 50.8103, 1.60083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Région Nord, TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais, TER Picardie, Railway stations opened in 1893