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    Neuville-Saint-Vaast (French pronunciation: [nøvil sɛ̃ va]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is...
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    The Neuville-St Vaast German War Cemetery (also called Maison Blanche) is a World War I cemetery located near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, a small village, near...
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  • Pas-de-Calais department Neuville-Saint-Vaast, in the Pas-de-Calais department Saint-Vaast-en-Auge, in the Pas-de-Calais department Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis, in...
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  • the Orne département Neuville-Saint-Amand, in the Aisne département Neuville-Saint-Rémy, in the Nord département Neuville-Saint-Vaast, in the Pas-de-Calais...
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    Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. A small farming and light industrial...
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    the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. The cemetery was originally named CD 5 and established as a battlefield...
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  • kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Arras, France, near the towns of Vimy and Neuville-Saint-Vaast. The site is one of the few places on the former Western Front where...
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  • Officer. Relieved on October 18, the regiment was in pause at Verberie and Saint-Vaast-de-Longmont on the 21. On November 8, one of the battalion's regiment...
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    east, Givenchy-en-Gohelle to the north, Souchez to the northwest, Neuville-Saint-Vaast to the south and Thélus to the southeast. The site is one of the...
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    receiving a decoration for bravery before being killed in the trenches at Neuville-St.-Vaast. During his time in the army, he sculpted a figure out of the butt...
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  • communes: Acq Anzin-Saint-Aubin Arras (partly) Beaumetz-lès-Loges Dainville Écurie Étrun Marœuil Mont-Saint-Éloi Neuville-Saint-Vaast Roclincourt Sainte-Catherine...
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    Regimente d’Infanterie 129e – and was killed in the trenches of Neuville Saint-Vaast on 5 June 1915. BLAST: War Number, published July 1915, p. 7. Robert...
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    company of the 153rd Infantry Regiment, attacking immediately south of Neuville-Saint-Vaast on 9 May 1915. Laffargue was left wounded on the German front line...
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    he fought in Artois, participating in the battle for the town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. After two months out of action with a throat infection, Hess served...
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    Neufchâtel-Hardelot Neulette Neuve-Chapelle Neuville-au-Cornet Neuville-Bourjonval Neuville-Saint-Vaast Neuville-sous-Montreuil Neuville-Vitasse Neuvireuil Nielles-lès-Ardres...
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    Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ va la uɡ]) is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is particularly...
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  • Neuville in Pas-de-Calais: Neuville-au-Cornet, Neuville-Bourjonval, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Neuville-sous-Montreuil and Neuville-Vitasse. There seems no reason...
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  • Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery Czechoslovakian military cemetery: Neuville-Saint-Vaast Danish military cemetery: Braine Fort of Douaumont French headstones...
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    the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. This small cemetery contains the graves of 109 Canadian soldiers...
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  • Thumbnail for Airon-Saint-Vaast
    Airon-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. A small village situated some 19 miles (30 km) south of Boulogne-sur-Mer...
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    place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. On 9 April 1917 at Neuville-St.-Vaast, France, during an attack on enemy trenches, Lance-Sergeant Sifton's...
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    Aubin-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The church[citation needed] Communes of Pas-de-Calais "Répertoire national...
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  • Thumbnail for Écoust-Saint-Mein
    Écoust-Saint-Mein (French pronunciation: [eku sɛ̃ mɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Écoust-Saint-Mein...
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    destruction as the Allies dislodged the Germans, who blew up the church of Saint-Martin before leaving the city. After the signing of the armistice, the...
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    industrial area, situated in the west of the city, around the harbour. Saint-Pierre (Saint Peter) : former neighborhood of the fishermen, destroyed during World...
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    costly failures. On 4 October, German troops entered Lens, Souchez, Neuville-Saint-Vaast and gained a footing on the Lorette Spur. German attacks were made...
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    progressively filled with silt and peat. Afterwards, canals were cut between Saint-Omer, the trading centre formerly at the head of the estuary, and three...
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    around Saint Omer. François Chifflart (25 March 1825 in Saint-Omer – 19 March 1901 in Paris), painter, illustrator and etcher Alphonse de Neuville (31 May...
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    northern France. It was formed on 21 February 1971 by merging Richebourg-Saint-Vaast and Richebourg-l'Avoué. In 1916 it was the site of the Battle of the...
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    Celtic word nemeton, meaning 'sacred space'.[citation needed] Saint Vedast (or St. Vaast) was the first Catholic bishop in the year 499 and tried to eliminate...
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