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Martinpuich is a
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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

Martinpuich is situated south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of St.Pierre, rebuilt as was most of the village after the
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. * The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ...
cemetery.


See also

* Capture of Martinpuich * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


The CWGC cemetery
Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{Arras-geo-stub