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Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial

Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial

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Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial

Name: Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
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Location: Fouilloy, Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Towpath Along the Somme River loop from Gare de Froissy Musée

85.6km

05:44

460m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Tree-Lined Path – Towpath Along the Somme River loop from Daours

60.7km

03:40

280m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Towpath Along the Somme River – Bridge loop from Harbonnières

40.9km

02:26

180m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Rinaldini

March 14, 2021

The place was in the Franco-Prussian War on 27./28. November 1870 scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Amiens (1870). During the First World War, on April 24, 1918, there were battles between British and German tank units as part of the German spring offensive. On August 8, 1918, the "black day of the German Army", allied, in particular Australian and Canadian units, broke through the German lines in the vicinity of Amiens. The Australian National Memorial, inaugurated by King George VI on July 22, 1938, as well as several monuments, military cemeteries and the Musée du soldat australien commemorate the war dead.

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JakobusPilger

October 21, 2023

As a memorial to the endless number of war dead, such a “Cimetiere militaire” – in German they are usually referred to as a “war cemetery” or “soldiers' cemetery” – is still very important today. “Now you, Lord, let your servant depart in peace, as you said...” it says in the so-called “Song of Simeon” (Gospel of Luke chapter 2, verse 29). However, the many people buried here by no means died in peace, but rather became victims of war and an inhumane tyranny.
The most important and at the same time enduring function of military or honorary cemeteries or war cemeteries is to keep the memory of this suffering alive and - every generation anew (!) - to remind us of the lasting preservation of peace.

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Location: Fouilloy, Amiens, Hauts-De-France, France

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Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial

1. Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Towpath Along the Somme River loop from Gare de Froissy Musée

2. Tree-Lined Path – Towpath Along the Somme River loop from Daours

3. Towpath Along the Somme River – Bridge loop from Harbonnières

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