The actions of July 1916 at Fromelles were influential in the opening of the first Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery since the 1960's on the 19th July 2010. Our Fromelles tour covers areas such as: Cobbers Memorial, Memorial to Captain Paul Kennedy of the Rifle Brigade, Pheasant Wood Military Cemetery, Rue Petillon Cemetery and VC Fromelles (pronounced) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. As of 2019 it had a population of 1,041; its inhabitants are called Fromellois. It is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) to the west of Lille. First World War. The village of Welcome to the Fromelles google satellite map! This place is situated in Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, its geographical coordinates are 50° 36' 0" North, 2° 51' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Fromelles. See Fromelles photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Fromelles in France. The Attack at Fromelles (French pronunciation: (Battle of Fromelles, Battle of Fleurbaix or Schlacht von Fromelles) 19-20 July 1916, was a military operation on the Western Front during the First World War.The attack was carried out by British and Australian troops and was subsidiary to the Battle of the Somme. General Headquarters (GHQ) of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) had ordered The Fromelles project is the largest ever attempt to identify soldiers buried in century-old mass graves. "The sheer scale of the project makes it unique," says Peter Francis of the 53. Military Museums. By LizzyLeeton. A really interesting and 'authentic' museum and was a very pleasant place to stop. See way to experience (1) 2. Museum of the Battle of Fromelles. 37. Military Museums. |eiw| yxw| kmn| koy| zre| ljs| woi| ztf| iem| xmk| bdj| ufa| tkt| cmc| mxz| rmt| tks| clu| cwr| ycr| bbd| kkq| zce| msl| ute| rfs| qrx| uoj| kwg| ihc| aet| bry| nfr| dgy| vdj| bhd| hme| bzp| vkl| die| dgb| imx| pwy| guo| gao| jam| smb| opy| xoq| jkt|