Serre-lès-Puisieux is a village in the commune of Puisieux in the Pas-de-Calais department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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  Serre-lès-Puisieux Location of Serre-lès-Puisieux in Grand Est  Serre-lès-Puisieux Serre-lès-Puisieux (France) | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′12″N 2°40′09″E / 50.1032°N 2.6693°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Commune | Puisieux |
Geography
editSerre-lès-Puisieux is situated on the D919 road, 38 kilometres (24 mi) northeast of Amiens and 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Albert. Colincamps lies to the west, Hébuterne to the northwest, Puisieux to the northeast and Beaumont-Hamel to the south.
History
editDuring the first two and a half years of the First World War, Serre-lès-Puisieux was held by the Germans and marked the northern point of the allied attack on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.[1] The front line near the village remained more or less unchanged up until the end of the battle in November 1916.[1] The Germans evacuated the village as part of their withdrawal in February 1917, but was lost by the Allies during the German spring offensive on 25 March 1918.[1] The Allies retook the village on 14 August 1918, during the Hundred Days Offensive.[1]
Cemeteries
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- Luke Copse British Cemetery[2]
- Nécropole nationale de Serre-Hébuterne[3]
- Queens Cemetery[4]
- Serre Road Cemetery No. 1, 2 & 3[5]
- Sheffield Memorial Park[6]
- Ten Tree Alley Cemetery[7]
Although strictly speaking in Beaumont-Hamel, nearby cemeteries are:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "The Somme : Serre". World War One Battlefields. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Serre-Hébuterne French Military Cemetery, Serre-les-Puisieux". www.greatwar.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Sheffield Memorial Park to the Pals Battalions on the WW1 Somme battlefield, France". www.greatwar.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "Cemetery Details". CWGC. Retrieved 30 November 2020.