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Category Archives: German Military Cemeteries
Bousbecque German Military Cemetery
Rather like the cemetery at Wervicq-Sud, a mile and a half away to the west, Bousbecque German Military Cemetery is another that I have intended to visit now for many years.
A Walk to Wervicq-Sud German Military Cemetery Part One
Wervik is a city of two halves, although both halves have different names and are in different countries. That’s just plain weird. And this is a post in two halves, because it’s so bloody long that I reckon if I … Continue reading
French Flanders: Armentières to La Gorgue Part Five – Sailly-sur-la-Lys German Military Cemetery
As we follow the course of the River Lys west we enter the town of Sailly-sur-la-Lys, which straggles its way for some distance along the river’s southern bank.
German Military Cemeteries in France & Belgium
I don’t know about you, but I find delving into all things German on the Western Front pretty tricky at times. There’s the obvious language problem, of course, but I get by, and yet sometimes it’s the stuff that should … Continue reading
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The Somme – Fricourt German Military Cemetery
The village of Fricourt was a heavily fortified section of the German front line defenses prior to the Battle of the Somme in July 1916.
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A Tour of Langemark Part Five – Langemark German Military Cemetery
On the northern outskirts of Langemark, this is one of only four German Great War cemeteries to be found today in Belgian Flanders.
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