Thiepval (; pcd, Tièbvo) is a
commune in the
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department
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in
Hauts-de-France
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in northern
France.
Thiepval is located north of
Albert at the crossroads of the D73 and D151 and approximately northeast of
Amiens.
Population
First World War
The original village was totally destroyed during the
First World War. 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
A commonwealth is a traditional English term for a political community founded for the common good. Historically, it has been synonymous with "republic". The noun "commonwealth", meaning "public welfare, general good or advantage", dates from the ...
men who died in the First World War
Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place bet ...
and who have no known grave, is located near the commune.
Memorials
The
First World War 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
The Battle of the Somme ( French: Bataille de la Somme), also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire. It took place bet ...
between July and November 1916 and who have no known grave.
See also
*
Battle of Thiepval Ridge
The Battle of Thiepval Ridge was the first large offensive of the Reserve Army (Lieutenant General Hubert Gough), during the Battle of the Somme on the Western Front during the First World War. The attack was intended to benefit from the Four ...
(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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