Reposted by Genevra Charsley, Flanders Battlefield Tour
The Thiepval Memorial is more than stone and names. In this episode of The Old Front Line, we explore the village that shaped the Somme battlefield, the genius of Edwin Lutyens, the stories behind 72,000 missing soldiers, and walk the ground at Thiepval today.
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Somme: Mighty Thiepval
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing is the largest British war memorial in the world and one of the most powerful places where we remember the sacrifice of the Missing on the Western Front. In this episode, we explore the story behind "Mighty Thiepval" and uncover why this iconic monument continues to resonate more than a century after the Battle of the Somme.
