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Mademoiselle From Armentieres Café Opens in Armentieres
History buffs will adore this little café dedicated to the “Mademoiselle From Armentières” song in the town of Armentieres, Nord in northern France. Open the ...
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La Coupole Bunker Saint Omer
There are three key sites dedicated to what are called Vengeance weapons (V1, V2 and V3) in and around Saint Omer in northern France: the ...
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Blockhaus Eperlecques Saint Omer
Saint Omer is a quintessential northern French rural town. With its broad market square presided over by the charming Hotel de Ville and a clutter ...
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Mimoyecques Museum northern France
In the peaceful French countryside of northern France, there are many reminders of the region’s history, particularly during the two World Wars of the 20th ...
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Notre Dame de Lorette memorial
Arras is a beautiful old town with Flemish style buildings, imposing squares, great shops, quirky cafes and there is lots to do and see. Many ...
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Oradour-sur-Glane France, Lest we forget
I visited Oradour-sur-Glane in the Limousin region many years ago. The town is known as the village of the martyrs, a sad memorial to it’s ...
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Things to see in Mons Belgium
Mons in Belgium is known for its ‘First and the Last‘ reputation attained during World War One. It is the town on the Frontline where ...
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The First and Last shots of WW1 in Europe, Mons Belgium
The small city of Mons on the France-Belgium border is special in many ways. It’s the cultural capital of Wallonia, boasting a wealth of ancient ...
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Hike through history in Wattwiller France
Deep in the forest of Wattwiller, Alsace, France, famous for the mineral water that flows there, Susie Woodhams discovers an extraordinary history lesson… We climbed ...
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Behind the Lines in Montreuil-sur-Mer
August 2014 marked the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War. The world’s most intense trench warfare and loss of life took place between ...
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