The names of 580,000 soldiers of all nationalities, regardless of their camp was killed in the north of France are engraved on a ring. This is the memorial that the French President, Francois Hollande, will inaugurate today in the necropolis of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, the largest in the country.
The British and wider Commonwealth soldiers have paid a heavy price during the First World War. In 1916, French troops leave fighting to the south-east to Verdun. Replace the British on the front line in the Pas-de-Calais. Until 1918, Arras, the capital of the region, is under British administration. A single act of the Great War. In the city, the chalk quarries dug in the 17th century, will resume service. Down to 20 meters underground in Wellington career.
"The idea is to hide 24,000 men underground and out by surprise. The Germans had no idea of the presence of underground quarries, it is a real cheese, a maze of 20 kilometers, "says Isabelle Pilarowski in charge of the Wellington Quarry.
9 April 1917, it is 6:30 am. 24 000 men who are in these galleries will arise. Outside, the German machine guns, shelling, and snow ahead.
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