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Touring Willerval in France

Willerval in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 672 citizens is located in France - some 106 mi or ( 171 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Willerval is now 11:45 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Willerval. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Willerval ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

French 911 997 towing a caravan

0:12 min by madkevo
Views: 15600 Rating: 5.00

I had to double back to get this on video. Unbelievable!! As you might hear me mutter over Simple Minds in the last few seconds of the video. Apologies for my inability to whistle. ..

VIMY RIDGE MEMORIAL - REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012

2:39 min by supercanadiandude
Views: 7592 Rating: 5.00

A BEAUTIFUL VIMY RIDGE VIDEO TRIBUTE with Students from Bear Creek Secondary School. They talk about their travels to Vimy Ridge to commemorate Canadian soldiers. They also visit Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian ..


Night Fly à Arras

1:37 min by Adjanakis
Views: 5422 Rating: 5.00

Essai du Night Fly lors de la fête foraine d'Avril 2010 à Arras. Cette attraction procure de bonnes sensations dont voici un petit extrait. ..

Vimy Canadian World War 1 memorial

4:16 min by Feledziak
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Vimy Canadian World War 1 memorial ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Canton of Vimy

The Canton of Vimy is a canton in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais département. Population: 21 607 (1999).

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Located at 50.37 2.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cantons of Pas-de-Calais

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.

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Located at 50.36 2.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Battle of the Somme, Environment of France, Geography of Somme, World War I sites in France

Battle of Vimy Ridge

The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army. The battle, which took place from 9 to 12 April 1917, was part of the opening phase of the British-led Battle of Arras, a diversionary attack for the French Nivelle Offensive.

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Located at 50.38 2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1917 in France, 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), Canada in World War I, Canada–France relations, Conflicts in 1917, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Tunnel warfare

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. It also serves as the place of commemoration for First World War Canadian soldiers killed or presumed dead in France who have no known grave.

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Located at 50.38 2.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Canada in World War I, Canada–France relations, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais, Monuments and memorials in the Pas-de-Calais, National Historic Sites of Canada in France, Works by Walter Seymour Allward, World War I memorials in France

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers, principally of the Canadian 4th Division, all of whom fell between April 9, 1917 and April 13, 1917 during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

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Located at 50.38 2.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1917 establishments in France, Canadian military memorials and cemeteries, Cemeteries in Pas-de-Calais, Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in France, First World War in the Pas-de-Calais

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