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Morval Destination Guide

Delve into Morval in France

Morval in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 94 residents is located in France - some 85 mi or ( 136 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Morval

Local time in Morval is now 12:33 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. While being here, you might want to check out London . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Morval ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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German M16 helmet dug up

2:09 min by boddeus
Views: 7301 Rating: 4.64

German M16 stahlhelm dug up on WWI Battlefield. But after 95 years of laying underground there isn't much left of it. It was on a somme battlefield, we also found some howitzer shells and a gew98 that ..

Eurostar goes so fast...

0:41 min by WelshGandalf
Views: 3459 Rating: 4.17

Look at those poor cars & lorries going so slowly :) Taken somewhere between Paris & Lille, whilst on the way back to London. ..


With the TGV driver between Paris and Brussels

1:44 min by Lionel Pailloncy
Views: 360 Rating: 5.00

A trip with the TGV driver between Paris and Brussels, with my 5yo nephew ..

Les Boeufs Guards Cemetary Somme

0:24 min by crispy68
Views: 299 Rating: 5.00

Taken during visit to the Somme in Feb 2008, very peaceful and an amazing sunset. Shame I didn't have a better camera to capture it ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Canton of Combles

The Canton of Combles is a canton situated in the department of the Somme and in the Picardie region of northern France.

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Located at 50.01 2.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cantons of Somme

Battle of Morval

The Battle of Morval, 25–28 September 1916, was an attack during the Battle of the Somme by the British Fourth Army on the villages of Morval, Gueudecourt and Lesboeufs held by the German 1st Army, which had been the final objectives of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (15–22 September).

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Located at 50.03 2.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1916 in France, Battle honours of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Battle honours of the Rifle Brigade, Battle of the Somme, Battles of World War I involving France, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Conflicts in 1916

Battle of Ginchy

The Battle of Ginchy took place on 9 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme when the 16th Division captured the German-held village of Ginchy. The Irish Royal Munster Fusiliers suffered heavy casualties in the process. Indeed of the two attacking brigades, the 47th Brigade (8th Battalion) failed completely, encountering enemy defences unaffected by the British bombardment whose shelling kept falling short into no-mans land.

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Located at 50.02 2.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1916 in France, Battle of the Somme, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Conflicts in 1916

Arrouaise Abbey

The Abbey of Arrouaise was the centre of a form of the canonical life known as the Arrouaisian Order, which was popular among the founders of canonries during the decade of the 1130s. The community began to develop when Heldemar joined the hermit Ruggerius in 1090 and approved by the local bishop in 1097. The priory was raised to the status of an abbey in 1121, electing as its first abbot, Gervaise.

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Located at 50.05 2.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1790 disestablishments in France, Arrouaisians, Augustinian monasteries in France, Christian monasteries established in the 11th century, Monasteries destroyed during the French Revolution

Battle of Le Transloy

The Battle of Le Transloy was the final offensive mounted by the British Fourth Army during the 1916 Battle of the Somme.

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Located at 50.06 2.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1916 in France, Battle honours of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, Battle honours of the Rifle Brigade, Battle of the Somme, Battles of World War I involving Australia, Battles of World War I involving Canada, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Conflicts in 1916