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Explore The Somme Image: ‘Somme 1916’ Museum The Somme The Somme was an unfortunate victim of WW1, most notably for being the location of one of the bloodiest battles in human history in 1916. On 1st July, after a week-long artillery barrage, the Allied forces attempted to break through the German lines along a 25 mile front. The German troops, having anticipated the attack, had consolidated their position and escaped to underground shelters. Believing that they had obliterated the enemy, British troops slowly approached the German lines, and thus was the beginning of the massacre that was the Battle of the Somme. 60,000 British and Commonwealth troops died and 20,000 were wounded or missing on the first day of the battle, mainly within the first hour. Later on in the war, in March and April 1918, the British line on the Somme Front was again attacked by the German Army, until the Allied forces gradually pushed it out of its defensive positions during the Second Battle of the Somme in August 1918. Today, this horrific period in history can be explored and envisaged along the Circuit of Remembrance, which takes you to impressive memorials, remains of battlefields, beautifully maintained cemeteries and all the significant war sites of the Somme. ‘Somme 1916’ Museum Map Key WW1 9 N25 6 D938 D929 D1 N42 8 12 5 7 4 3 D938 10 D929 D64 D1 2 N17 1 1 Historial of the Great War, Péronne 2 The Chapel of the ‘Souvenir Français’, Rancourt 3 The South African National Memorial & Museum, Longueval 4 The British Tanks Memorial / Australian Monument, Pozières 5 The Franco-British Memorial, Thiepval 6 Newfoundland Memorial, Beaumont-Hamel 7 The Lochnagar Crater, La Boisselle 8 ‘Somme 1916’ Museum, Albert 9 Hall of the ‘Sole Command’, Doullens 10 ‘P’tit Train de la Haute-Somme’, Amiens 11 National Australian Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux 12 The Thiepval Visitor Centre 11 N42 D329 Somme Tourist Board 21, rue Ernst Cauvin 80000 AMIENS Tel: 00 33 (0)3 22 71 22 71 Fax: 00 33 (0)3 22 71 22 69 accueil@somme-tourisme.com www.somme-tourisme.com 22 www.dfds.co.uk
Image: Harm Frielink Image: Commonwealth War Graves Commission Historial of the Great War, Péronne WW1 Located at the historic heart of the Battlefields of the Somme, this museum offers full and comprehensive illustrations of the causes, events and consequences of the Great War, for all who were involved. Learn about the daily lives of the British, German and French civilians who were drawn into the war, due to the overpowering social and political climate of the time. The fascinating collections ranging from posters to objects to film footage express only a fraction of the horror and the universal suffering of war. Château de Péronne Tel: 00 33 (0)3 22 83 14 18 doc@historial.org www.historial.org OPEN: Every day from 10.00-18.00 (except Mondays from 1 Nov - 31 Mar) CLOSED: from mid-Dec to mid-Jan Adult: €7.50 Children (6-18): €3.80 Children under 6: Free of charge The South African National Memorial and Museum The South African National Memorial and Museum, Longueval WW1 The capture of Delville Wood was assigned to the South Africans, 4,000 of whom went into the attack on 15th July 1916. Five days later, just 143 came back unharmed. The memorial and museum commemorate those that perished and the South African contribution to WW1 and the other wars that followed. OPEN: Museum and visitor centre: Every day except Monday and public holidays, from 1st Feb -10th Nov 10.00-15.45 (10.00-17.45 from 1st Apr - 14th Oct) Free of charge Memorial & wood: Open all year round Tel: 00 33 (0)3 22 85 02 17 Entrance to Pozières The Chapel of the ‘Souvenir Français’, Rancourt WW1 This memorial chapel was originally built at the wish of a family from this region who wanted to commemorate their son and his comrades, who were killed in battle on 25th September 1916. Now maintained by the Souvenir Français association, the chapel holds an official ceremony every second Sunday in September. The village is also a place of poignance due to its three cemeteries for each of the combatant nations – France, Britain and Germany. OPEN: Every day 08.00-18.00 Free of charge ‘Gibraltar’, 1916 Pozières WW1 The village of Pozières was captured by Australian troops on 23rd July 1916. It was crossed by a double network of trenches that made up the 2nd German line, and flanked by two blockhouses, named ‘Gibraltar’ and ‘The Windmill’. The Monument to the 1st Australian Division here commemorates the dead, while ‘Gibraltar’ has been adapted to give a first hand view of the battlefield, with an observation table and look-out tower. The British Tanks Memorial in Pozières marks the arrival of the first tanks on the battlefield on 15th September 1916, with four small-scale model tanks. OPEN: All year round Free of charge TEL: 08715 747218 23
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