Soyécourt - Wallieux Wood site
In the North of Chaulnes, in Soyécourt, there is the Wallieux Wood site where you can observe some extensive trench remains.
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Now the property of the Conseil général of the Somme, Bois Wallieux has been developed to explain the battle which took place here. There are some extensive trench remains (car park, explanatory panels) |
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Soyécourt during the Great War The village lies in the southern section of the French sector that runs to Chilly (south of Chaulnes), the scene of fighting from August 1916 until the end of the offensive. It was liberated on 4 September after a period of intense artillery preparation. The troops seized it in a single rush towards Deniécourt after taking the German front line along the west of the village and the small Wallieux copse. |
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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Free access |
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