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Battle of Arras (1917)

Battle of Arras Part of the Western Front of the First World War 300pxThe Town Square, Arras, France. February, 1919.

Located at 50.2897, 2.78083 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Abbey of St. Vaast

The Abbey of St. Vaast was a Benedictine monastery situated in Arras, département of Pas-de-Calais, France.

Located at 50.2919, 2.77333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Arras Cathedral

Arras Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast d'Arras) is the Roman Catholic cathedral of the city of Arras in France. It is the seat of the bishops of Arras. The original cathedral of Arras, constructed between 1030 and 1396, was one of the most beautiful Gothic structures in northern France, until it was destroyed in the French Revolution. The cathedral was the resting place of Louis de Bourbon, Légitimé de France, illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Louise de La Vallière.

Located at 50.2931, 2.77472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cathedrals in France, Basilica churches in France, Arras, Churches in Pas-de-Calais

Neuville-St Vaast German war cemetery

The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery is located in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near Arras, Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. The cemetery was established by the French in 1919 as a concentration cemetery for German war casualties from the regions north and east of Arras. It is now administered by the German War Graves Commission, (Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge). It is the largest German cemetery in France, containing 44,833 burials.

Located at 50.3422, 2.75417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Zone rouge

The Zone rouge (French for "Red Zone") is the name given to about 1,200 square kilometres of land in northeastern France that was physically and environmentally destroyed during the First World War. Because of hundreds of thousands of human and animal corpses and millions of unexploded ordnance that contaminated the land, some activities in the area such as housing, farming or forestry, were temporarily or permanently forbidden after the war by French law.

Located at 50.36, 2.8 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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World War I sites in France, Environment of France, Battle of the Somme, Geography of Somme

Arras Memorial

The Arras Memorial is a World War I memorial in France, located in the Faubourg d'Amiens British Cemetery, in the western part of the town of Arras. The memorial commemorates 34,785 soldiers of the forces of the United Kingdom, South Africa and New Zealand, with no known grave, who died in the Arras sector between the spring of 1916 and 7 August 1918. The major battle in this area during this period was the Battle of Arras.

Located at 50.2874, 2.75981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Gare d'Arras

Gare d'Arras is a railway station serving the town Arras, Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway, is the origin of the Arras-Dunkirk railway and accessible from LGV Nord.

Located at 50.2869, 2.78139 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Arras Flying Services Memorial

Arras Flying Services Memorial File:Arras 387.

Located at 50.2867, 2.76056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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