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    Fricourt (French pronunciation: [fʁikuʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Fricourt is situated on the D147...
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    Fricourt German war cemetery is near the village of Fricourt, near Albert, in the French département of the Somme. Most of the fallen were members of the...
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    Fricourt is a village that was fought over in July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, which took place in France during the First World War. Fricourt...
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    and reached all its objectives, XV Corps captured Mametz and isolated Fricourt. The III Corps attack on both sides of the Albert–Bapaume road was a disaster...
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    Redoubt and near La Boisselle (Lochnagar, Y Sap, and Glory Hole charges), Fricourt (Triple Tambour mines), Bulgar Point and Kasino Point. The smaller charges...
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    four lines in the Réseau Albert system:- Albert - Doullens, Albert - Ham, Fricourt - Montdidier and Offoy - Ercheu. All lines were built to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)...
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    awarded the VC for his actions during an attack near the French village of Fricourt on the opening day of the Battle of the Somme. Stewart Walter Shand was...
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    about 20 mi (32 km) north-east of Amiens and 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Albert. Fricourt lies to the west, Contalmaison is to the north, Montauban to the north-east...
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    the early 1920s, the French authorities created a military cemetery at Fricourt, in which a large number of German war dead, including Richthofen, were...
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    Company served under Third Army. After formation, the company moved to the Fricourt sector of the Somme. In the Somme sector of the Western Front, local but...
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