The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a war memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War. Canadian National Vimy Memorial is situated 320 metres east of Moroccan Division Memorial.

Canadian Cemetery No. 2

Cemetery

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Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Canadian Cemetery No. 2 is situated 470 metres west of Moroccan Division Memorial.

Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery

Cemetery

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Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of World War I situated on the grounds of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park near the French town of Neuville-Saint-Vaast. Givenchy Road Canadian Cemetery is situated 510 metres southwest of Moroccan Division Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lens and Méricourt.

Lens

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Lens is a city in Hauts-de-France, France. A former industrial city, its wealth was founded on textiles and coal mining. In 2009, the Louvre opened a branch in Lens, called - naturally enough - Louvre-Lens.

Méricourt

Town

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Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 3 miles southeast of Lens The commune is part of the canton of Avion. Méricourt is situated 7 km east of Moroccan Division Memorial.

Grenay

Village

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Grenay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is part of the arrondissement of Lens, the canton of Wingles and the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin. Grenay is situated 8 km north of Moroccan Division Memorial.

Moroccan Division Memorial

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “Aux morts de la division Marocaine Sans peur sans pitie”
Categories: war memorial and historic site
Location: Givenchy-en-Gohelle, Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.37925° or 50° 22′ 45″ north

Longitude

2.76961° or 2° 46′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F249QH9+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 139953491

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q3323305

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In Other Languages

“Moroccan Division Memorial” goes by many names.

French: “monument aux morts de la division marocaine”
French: “Monument aux morts de la division marocaine”
French: “Monument aux morts de la Division Marocaine”
French: “Monument aux Morts de la Division Marocaine”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Battle of Vimy Ridge - April 9th - 12th, 1917 and Broadmarsh Crater.

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