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Etrun was home to a Benedictine abbey of noblewomen, founded in the 11th century, well-protected in the heart of this ancient Roman fortress! Want to know more? Click through to https://www.arraspaysdartois.com/nl/bezoek-het-pays-d-artois/etrun-village-patrimoine-erfgoeddorp-aan-de-bronn-van-het-pays-dartois/

This highlight is a moving reminder of the "Wall of the Executed" of the massacre of 218 resistance fighters. They were shot in these trenches at this location during World War II. We Will Remember Them

This cemetery contains the remains of more than ten thousand soldiers who died during the First World War on the front lines in Artois and French-Belgian Flanders. This location is one of 139 cemeteries and memorials from the First World War on the Western Front that were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2023.

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Located next to the largest French military cemetery in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, the Musée Notre-Dame-de-Lorette offers a compelling glimpse into the First World War. This compact museum displays more than 3,000 original objects—from uniforms and weapons to soldiers' personal belongings—that together paint a tangible picture of life at the front. Life-size reconstructions of trenches and underground shelters, enhanced with sound effects, bring the stark reality of war closer. Its location on the former battlefield and its immediate proximity to the necropolis make the museum an intense yet understated place of remembrance, where history and commemoration seamlessly intertwine.

Before the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge from the Germans in April 1917, other soldiers had already set foot there but were unable to hold their ground due to a lack of reinforcements and sufficient artillery support. These "forerunners" were the Moroccan Zouaves and riflemen, wearing red chechias and baggy trousers, accompanied in the Moroccan Division by Foreign Legion volunteers from 52 countries. To the men of the Moroccan Division who set out to assault Vimy Ridge On the morning of May 9, 1915, they broke through the German lines, crossed Folie Wood, and reached Vimy Ridge. To track their advance and adjust artillery fire, squares of white cloth were sewn to their backs, making them prime targets for the Germans on their flank. Furthermore, the artillery was running low on ammunition, and reinforcements were not forthcoming: the order to withdraw came in the evening. The Moroccan soldiers were forced to abandon the conquered ground at the cost of heavy losses. The riflemen of the Moroccan Division were among the approximately 820,000 men mobilized in French colonies or protectorates during the First World War, including 636,000 sent to France as soldiers or laborers. Of the 449,000 engaged in combat, the majority came from Algeria (150,000), and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa (135,000), Indochina (43,000), Tunisia (39,000), and Morocco (34,000). 70,000 of them would perish on French soil. Plaques affixed to the monument pay tribute to other French army fighters from Greece, Sudan and Czechoslovakia.

The 3rd Canadian Division Memorial in Neuville-Saint-Vaast commemorates the soldiers of the 3rd Canadian Division who fought and gave their lives during the First World War. This memorial is located near the famous Vimy Ridge and pays tribute to the courage and sacrifice of these troops.

A remarkable story about the ruins concerns the decision not to rebuild the church after the war. Although the church had been classified as a historical monument in 1908, the Commission for Historical Monuments decided that the ruins should remain as a testimony to the German destruction. Ironically, it was the French guns that had destroyed the church, but the ruins became a symbol of the war and the reconstruction.