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Touring Ville-sur-Ancre in France

Ville-sur-Ancre in the region of Picardie with its 241 citizens is a city located in France - some 77 mi or ( 125 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Ville-sur-Ancre is now 12:34 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. 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 Ville-sur-Ancre ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Villers Bretonneux - Anzac part 2 'Pozieres'

5:25 min by anzacconnection
Views: 2012 Rating: 5.00

Looking at the early days of Anzac work in France, walking from Albert to Pozieres visiting the memorials and sites now famous in Australian history books. ..

Villers Bret - Anzac part 4 'The Battle'

6:29 min by anzacconnection
Views: 1798 Rating: 5.00

Villers Bretonneux is just a short train trip east from Amiens in beautiful green fields on a rise overlooking the River Somme valley. Here on the 4th Anzac Day, April 25th 1918, Australian troops fro ..


ANZAC DAY ON THE WESTERN FRONT

3:50 min by bigfoot12399
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FRANCE & BELGIUM, 24-26 APRIL 2009 www.pillow.co.uk ..

The Battle of the Somme Zento's photos around Thiepval, France (battle of the somme memorial)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Zento's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Canton of Albert

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

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Located at 50.00 2.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Cantons of Somme

Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is considered the top ace of that war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories. Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of Jasta 2 in 1916.

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Located at 49.93 2.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1892 births, 1918 deaths, Articles containing video clips, German World War I flying aces, German military personnel killed in World War I, Luftstreitkräfte personnel, People from Silesia, People from Wrocław, People from the Province of Silesia, Recipients of the Iron Cross, Recipients of the Military Merit Cross (Austria-Hungary), Recipients of the Order of Bravery, Recipients of the Order of the Iron Crown, Recipients of the Order of the Red Eagle, Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)

Albert – Picardie Airport

Albert – Picardie Airport (French: Aéroport d'Albert - Picardie), sometimes referred to as Albert - Picardy Airport, is an airport serving Albert, a commune of the Somme department in the Picardy (Picardie) region of northern France. The airport is located 4 km southeast of Albert, in Bray-sur-Somme. It is primarily used for the transportation of Airbus aircraft parts from the nearby Méaulte Airbus Factory.

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Located at 49.97 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Buildings and structures in Somme, Transport in Picardy

Battle of Albert (1914)

The Battle of Albert began on 25 September 1914 as part of the Race to the Sea during World War I. It directly followed the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne as progress toward advancing the trench lines to the sea continued. The French Tenth Army began to assemble at Amiens from mid-September and on 25 September began to push eastwards.

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Located at 50.01 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1914 in France, Battles of World War I involving France, Battles of World War I involving Germany, Battles of the Western Front (World War I), Conflicts in 1914, History of Somme, Race to the Sea

Lochnagar mine

The Lochnagar mine was an explosive-packed mine created by the Royal Engineer tunnelling companies, located south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département of France, which was detonated at 7:28 am on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Lochnagar mine, along with a neighbouring mine north of the village known as the Y Sap mine, contained 24 tons of ammonal. At the time these mines were the largest ever detonated.

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Located at 50.02 2.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 20th-century explosions, Battle of the Somme, Monuments and memorials in Somme, World War I memorials, World War I mines, World War I sites in France