Touring Ovillers-la-Boisselle in France
Ovillers-la-Boisselle in the region of Picardie with its 379 citizens is located in France - some 83 mi or ( 133 km ) North of Paris , the country's capital city .
Time in Ovillers-la-Boisselle is now 11:19 AM (Tuesday) . 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, 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 Ovillers-la-Boisselle ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY 2012 - BEAUMONT-HAMEL, The Somme: 2010
In May 2010, a young woman visits Beaumont Hamel Memorial in memory of her family and major actions fought by the 1st Battalion of the Newfoundland Regiment. Beaumont Hamel is thirty hectare site nine ..
Villers Bretonneux - Anzac part 2 'Pozieres'
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. ..
Albert - Lochnagar Crater
Lochnagar Crater, a few miles east of Albert, France, is the biggest explosives hole on the 1914-18 Western Front. Here is where in 1916 as part of the July Somme offensive, 80000lbs of explosives des ..
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing - Somme, France
This imposing and massive Memorial at the crown of the Somme Battlefields area has 73357 name of those 'of no known grave'. Filmed in May 2009. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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.
Located at 50.02 2.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
1st Division (Australia)
The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the army's regular forces. Its headquarters is in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane. At the request of HQJOC, First Division also has the role to stand up a Deployable Joint Force Headquarters (DJFHQ) for a Land based operation—this deployable HQ is a joint formation, comprising units of the RAN and the RAAF, as well as the army.
Located at 50.04 2.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Sausage Valley
Sausage Valley was the name given by British soldiers during the First World War to a shallow valley south of the village of La Boisselle in the Somme département, France. Sausage Valley was so named because the Germans would fly an observation balloon, known as a "sausage", at the head of the valley. The neighbouring valley to the north of La Boisselle was therefore logically known as Mash Valley.
Located at 50.01 2.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Thiepval Memorial
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,191 missing British and South African men who died in the Battles of the Somme of the First World War between 1915 and 1918 with no known grave. It is near the village of Thiepval, Picardie in France. A visitors' centre opened in 2004.
Located at 50.05 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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.
Located at 50.01 2.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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