REMEMBRANCE TOURISM GUIDE 2018


ALSO SEE  Haybes Memorial  Ayvelles Estate’s Fort and Battery


 Camp Moreau  National Monument of the Marne Victory


 Nécropole Nationale de Chestres


 Ossuary Monument of Navarin


 La Voie Sacrée  The Bayonet Trench  The Underground Fortress  The Kaiser Tunnel  Vauquois Hill  Fort Vaux  Fort de Troyon  Chambière Cemetery  Cimetière Nationale des Prisonniers


 Le Monument aux Musiciens  Nécropole Nationale, Riche


EVENTS IN FRANCE DURING 2018 France has named 2018 the “Year of Clemenceau” in honour of the Prime Minister who led the country in the final period of


The Thiepval memorial is devoted to the battles of the Somme


the war. There will be numerous events and commemorations throughout the regions most affected by the war, culminating in the 100th Armistice ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe.  www.centenaire.org/fr/agenda


MAIN MUSEUMS Musée de la Grande Guerre Though it is actually in Seine-et- Marne, the Musée de la Grande Guerre deserves a mention here, as it offers one of the most comprehensive summaries of the


Great War. Covering the build-up to war, the four years of conflict, and its legacy, a visit to this museum merits at least an afternoon, though you could spend much longer here. Reconstructed trenches, film clips and audio guides take you on a journey through the war from the joint perspective of all nations involved. You can reach Meaux by train from Paris’s Gare de l’Est in 40 minutes. Direct buses travel between Meaux and Charles de


Gaulle airport several times a day, taking just over half an hour. 77100 Meaux


Musée du Fort de la Pompelle Constructed in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War, this fort became of paramount importance to the defence of Reims in the Great War, and came under heavy bombardment from the German offensive of 1914. The fort withstood the hundreds of shell strikes, gas attacks, tank and infantry assaults that bombarded it throughout the war. In the 1950s it was renovated and converted into a museum.


Displaying artillery equipment and preserved troops’ living quarters, the museum’s chief attraction is its collection of 560 items of German military headwear – an extensive variety of helmets and caps worn by the different regiments of the German Imperial Army. In preparation for the Great War centenary this year, the


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MUSÉE DE LA BATAILLE DE FROMELLES


Les 19 et 20 juillet 1916, Australiens, Britanniques et Allemands ont livré bataille. Suivez la bataille, les recherches archéologiques et l’histoire de ces soldats disparus au fil de l’exposition permanente.


Musée de la Bataille de Fromelles rue de la Basse-Ville / Fromelles 20 min de Lille Tél : +33(0)3 59 61 15 14 www.musee-bataille-fromelles.fr


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