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Place	Location	Category	Description
Suffolk Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Erquinghem-Lys	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Erquinghem-Lys remained in British hands from October 1914 until the 10th April 1918, and it was finally retaken in September 1918. La Rolanderie Farm was used by the 34th Division as Brigade Headquarters in February and August 1916 and in
Ration Farm Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Bois-Grenier	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	For much of the war, Ration Farm was just over 1 kilometre behind the front line at the end of a communication trench. The first cemetery, Ration Farm Old Military Cemetery, was begun in February 1915, close beside the farm
Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Houplines	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Houplines was in Allied hands (but near the front line) from 17 October 1914, when it was taken by the 4th Division. It fell into German hands in April 1918 during their great advance, but was recovered in September. The
Ferme Buterne Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Houplines	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Houplines was in Allied hands (but near the front line) from 17 October 1914, when it was taken by the 4th Division. It fell into German hands in April 1918 during their great advance, but was recovered in September. The
Brewery Orchard Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Bois-Grenier	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cellar of the brewery was used as a dressing station and the cemetery was started in the orchard nearby in November 1914. It was sheltered from enemy observation by ruined houses and continued in use until January 1918. Casualty
Y Farm Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Bois-Grenier	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun in March 1915 and used by units holding this sector until February 1918. At the Armistice it contained 335 burials but was then increased when graves were brought in from the battlefields south of Armentieres and
Rue-David Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Fleurbaix	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	"Rue-David" (or "Rue-des-Davids") is the local name of the road running between La Croix-Marechal and La Boutillerie. The cemetery was begun by the 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers in December 1914 and closed to Commonwealth burials in December 1917. At the
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Fleurbaix	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The cemetery was begun in December, 1914, and used by fighting units until March, 1918. In April, 1918, it fell into enemy hands, but one further burial was in September, 1918, after the German retreat. It consisted at the Armistice
V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Aubers	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	On the morning of 19 July 1916, after a preliminary bombardment, the 5th Australian and 61st (South Midland) Divisions undertook what is officially known as the Attack at Fromelles. The 61st Division attack failed in the end, with the loss
Aubers Ridge British Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Aubers	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Aubers village was taken by the 9th Brigade on the 17th October, 1914, with Herlies and part of the Ridge, and on the 19th the 2nd Royal Irish took Le Pilly. These gains, however, were lost within a few days,
Lille Southern Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Wattignies (Lille)	Second World War 1939-1945, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	Lille was occupied by the Germans from the 27th August, to the 5th September, 1914, and again on the 12th October; and it remained in their hands, undamaged by Allied artillery, until the 17th October, 1918. Southern Cemetery was used
Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial(en)	France / Picardie / Villers-Bretonneux	memorial, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place	Villers-Bretonneux is a little town about 15 km east of Amiens. The Memorial stands on the high ground ('Hill 104') behind the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, on the east side of the road to Fouilloy. Fouilloy is about 2 km north
Étaples Military Cemetery(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Etaples	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	General Directions: Étaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne-sur-Mer. During the First World War, the area around Étaples
watchtower atlantik wall WWII(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Oye-Plage	tower, Second World War 1939-1945, military, wall, atlantik	still standing after the allied forces tried to blow it to pieces after the war. the substructure is fractured, but the tower remains
Launching site of V1 weapons during WWII(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Wallon-Cappel	park, Second World War 1939-1945	Launching site of V1 weapons during WWII
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial(en)	France / Lorraine / Saint-Avold	united, memorial, state, Second World War 1939-1945, military, cemetery, war	The largest American WWII cemetary in Europe, resting place for more than 10,000 US soldiers, mostly from the Seventh Army. www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/lo.php
Chateau-Thierry American Monument(en)	France / Picardie / Essomes-sur-Marne (Chateau-Thierry)	memorial, First World War 1914-1918	Commemorates the achievements of the American forces that fought in this region in World War I. At the nearby cemeteries rest those Americans who gave their lives in the service of their country. The monument consists of an impressive double
Fort Tavanne(en)	France / Lorraine / Eix	military, battlefield, First World War 1914-1918, bataille, fortification, verdun	Fort of the Verdun fortification in World War I.
Sedan, Médiathèque Municipale(en)	France / Champagne-Ardenne / Sedan (Sedan)	Second World War 1939-1945, library, war, First World War 1914-1918, franco	Address: Promenade de Corne de Soissons, 08200 Sedan Additional information in English at: www.fyifrance.com/fyi1pli4.htm#Sedan
Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery(en)	France / Haute-Normandie / Rouxmesnil-Bouteilles	cemetery, war	The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is a cemetery in France containing Canadian and British soldiers who were killed during the Dieppe Raid in 1942. 944 members of the Allied Armed Forces are interred at Dieppe, of which 707 are Canadian.

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