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Place	Location	Category	Description
German U-boat bunker (Dombunker)(en)	France / Bretagne / Lorient (Лорьян)	Second World War 1939-1945, submarine, bunker	This is the eastern Dombunker (one of two built by the Germans). U-boats mounted on the turntable in the center of the complex could be moved, via rails, inside these two buildings for repairs. These bunkers were long and over
Ship lock for U-boats with reinforced concrete roof(en)	France / Pays-de-la-Loire / Saint-Nazaire (Saint-Nazaire / Sant-Nazer)	Second World War 1939-1945, boat, lock, marin, roof, concrete, sous	Nice example of the german concrete "skills" during WWII. because a u-boat was vulnerable in a lock, it was made with a sheltering roof of massive reinforced concrete. It would take millions to tear it down.
Loos Double Crassier(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Loos-en-Gohelle	battlefield, First World War 1914-1918, mine, coal, interesting place, coal mine	These two slag heaps are a major terrain feature, and were the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Loos (1915). They stand nearby where the main Pit Head stood within the town of Loos. The large double tower
Armistice Site(en)	France / Picardie / Choisy-au-Bac	Second World War 1939-1945, historic, First World War 1914-1918	A historic site park called the "Clearing of the Armistice" this is where the Allies, led by Marechal Foch met the German Armistice Commission Plenipotentiary and negotiated and finally signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918, ending World War One.
Museum(en)	France / Picardie / Choisy-au-Bac	museum, First World War 1914-1918	Where the replica Wagon-Lit is housed
Maginot Line Ouvrage Fermont(en)	France / Lorraine / Montigny-sur-Chiers	Second World War 1939-1945, military, gun, fortification, line, artillery, machine, maginot	One of the remaining forts of the Maginot Line. A complex for 800 soldiers underground with turrets and pill boxes. A underground railway connects the kazerne with the fort. open to the public in a 3 hour! tour with guide,
War Memorial(en)	France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Nice (Nice)	monument, seaport, nice, aux	No one can walk on the white stone here. (but everyone is coming to skate on) Ce creux dans la colline du chateau est une excavation pratiquée pour fournir de la roche à l'édification de la digue du port située
Remains of Mulberry harbour breakwaters "Phoenix"(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Saint-Come-de-Fresne	Second World War 1939-1945, military	Reinforced concrete caissons constructed by civil engineering contractors around the coast of Britain, collected and sunk at Dungeness, the Cant and Pagham, and then later re-floated and towed across the channel to form the "Mulberry" harbour breakwaters together with the
Canadian Bourlon Wood Memorial(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Bourlon	memorial, First World War 1914-1918	Today, the Canadian Bourlon Wood Memorial commemorates the attack across the Canal Du Nord on ground donated by the Comte de Franqueville, then Mayor of Bourlon. The great stone block is at the top of a hill. It is approached
Le Quesnel Memorial(en)	France / Picardie / Le_Quesnel	memorial, First World War 1914-1918, interesting place	At Le Quesnel, on the road from Amiens to Roye, the Canadian Le Quesnel Memorial, made of Quebec granite, pays tribute to the achievements of the Canadian Corps in the Battle of Amiens, 8-1 1 August, 1918. As with the
Fort Schoenenbourg, Munitions entrance(en)	France / Alsace / Keffenach	Second World War 1939-1945, military, fortification, maginot, ouvrage	Bloc 7 of the Schoenenbourg Fort complex, a larg underground fortification of the Maginot Line
Men's Entrance to the Schoenenbourg Fort(en)	France / Alsace / Keffenach	Second World War 1939-1945, military, fortification, maginot, ouvrage	Main entrance to the underground fortification, build in 1930 in th Maginot Line
Main Blocs of the Schoenenbourg fort(en)	France / Alsace / Keffenach	Second World War 1939-1945, military, fortification, maginot, ouvrage	Here the fire power of the Schoenenbourg fort is located.
l'ouvrage Schoenenbourg. (Schoenenbourg Fort)(en)	France / Alsace / Keffenach	Second World War 1939-1945, military, fortification, maginot, ouvrage	Large underground fort of the Maginot line
Lorette Memorial.(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Ablain-Saint-Nazaire	memorial, cemetery, First World War 1914-1918	The military cemetery of Notre-Dame de Lorette, is located in Pas-de-Calais, to approximately 15 km, of the town of Arras, on the road which connects Arras to Béthune, it is the area of Artois. On the commune of Ablain Saint-Nazaire
Hartmannswillerkopf Cemetery(en)	France / Alsace / Wattwiller	memorial, museum, monument, cemetery, war, trench	The Hartmannswillerkopf was the location of several battles during World War One, and is now the location of a french cemetery. One can still visit the trenches, some of which are remarkably well preserved.
Remains of a bridge(en)	France / Ile-de-France / La_Roche-Guyon	Second World War 1939-1945, ruins, bridge	Build in the 1930's this was one of the many Seine crossing bridges. when and how it was destroyed, is unknown to me. the road on the other side is still quite intact, but not taken care of. maybe it
Juno Beach Centre(en)	France / Basse-Normandie / Graye-sur-Mer	memorial, museum, Second World War 1939-1945, canada, interesting place	A museum dedicated to commemorating the Canadian participation on D-Day, June 6th 1944. The Canadians came ashore on the beaches surrounding the site of the Centre. www.flashearth.com/?lat=49.336449&lon=-0.461685&z=16.6&r=0&src=msl
Lichfield Crater(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Neuville-Saint-Vaast	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, crater, lichfield	Lichfield Crater was one of two mine craters (the other being Zivy Crater) which were used by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer in 1917 for the burial of bodies found on the Vimy battlefield. The numerous groups of graves made
Zivy Crater(en)	France / Nord-Pas-de-Calais / Neuville-Saint-Vaast	cemetery, First World War 1914-1918, ridge, vimy	Zivy Crater was one of two mine craters (the other being Lichfield Crater) which were used by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer in 1917 for the burial of bodies found on the Vimy battlefield. The numerous groups of graves made

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