Demarcation Stone No. 21

Western Front demarcation stones, known in French as bornes du Front or bornes Vauthier and in Dutch as demarcatiepalen, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Owl Trench Cemetery and Rossignol Wood Cemetery.

Cemetery
Photo: Renhour48, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1 km north of Demarcation Stone No. 21.

Cemetery
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Rossignol Wood is a forest northeast of , . It is the site of a small World War I cemetery. is situated 1 km north of Demarcation Stone No. 21.

Cemetery
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is situated 1½ km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 21.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beaumont-Hamel.

Village
is a commune in the department in in northern . During the First World War, was close to the front line, near many attacks, especially during the Battle of the Somme, one of the largest allied offensives of the war. is situated 4 km south of Demarcation Stone No. 21.

Demarcation Stone No. 21

Latitude
50.12121° or 50° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
2.66867° or 2° 40′ 7″ east
Network
Western Front demarcation stone
Open location code
9F244MC9+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1356788861
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 21” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bois de Rossignol Wood and Gommecourt British Cemetery No.2.

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