Thiepval (; ) is a
commune in the
Somme department in
Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France
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.
Thiepval is located north of
Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and approximately northeast of
Amiens
Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
.
Population
First World War
The original village was totally destroyed during the
First World War
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. The present Thiepval occupies a location a short distance to the southwest of the former settlement. The
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, a major war memorial to
British and
Commonwealth men who died in the First World War
Battle of the Somme and who have no known grave, is located near the commune.
Memorials
The
First World War
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
Franco-British Memorial and the
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is an imposing monument of brick and stone standing high. It is visible for several kilometres in every direction. It is the work of the architect
Sir Edwin Lutyens. The sixteen pillars are engraved with the names of 73,367 British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell during the
Battle of the Somme between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave.
See also
*
Battle of Thiepval Ridge (1916)
*
Ulster Tower Thiepval
*
Schwaben Redoubt
References
External links
* Prysor, Glyn
Thiepval Memorial in
1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War
Communes of Somme (department)
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