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May 10, 2025
Cycling
An interesting anecdote is that the cemetery originally contained 517 graves, but after the German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line in the spring of 1917, the bodies of soldiers from various temporary cemeteries were transferred to Connaught Cemetery.
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April 19, 2025
Cycling
During the Battle of the Somme, Thiepval was attacked on July 1, 1916, by the Irish of the 36th British Division, to whom the Ulster Tower pays tribute. However, it was not until September 26 that the village was captured by the 18th Division.
In 1918, during the German offensive in Picardy, the village was lost on March 25, only to be recaptured on August 24 by the 17th and 38th Divisions.
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