Memorial to Karel Bezdicek

Memorial to Karel Bezdicek is a memorial in Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Hauts-de-France. Memorial to Karel Bezdicek is situated nearby to Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery, as well as near Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers.

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “mémorial de la compagnie tchècoslovaque Nazdar”
Inscription: “‘Ils ont choisi de mourir pour la liberté’ (ZVOLILI ZEMRITI ZA SVOBODU) - ‘Ici le 9 mai 1915 les volontaires tchécoslovaques ont combattu pour leur patrie et pour la France’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery and Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park.

Czech & Slovakian Military Cemetery

Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park

Park

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 4.0.

Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park is situated 2 km east of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.

Zouave Valley Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zouave Valley Cemetery is situated 1½ km northeast of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Liévin and Avion.

Liévin

Town

Photo: JÄNNICK Jérémy, Public domain.

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called Liévinois in French. Liévin is situated 7 km north of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.

Avion

Town

Photo: Maitre So, Public domain.

Avion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Avion is situated 8 km northeast of Memorial to Karel Bezdicek.

Arras is an attractive town in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was much fought-over in World War I and is mainly visited by tourists travelling from or to the nearby ports of Calais and Boulogne.

Memorial to Karel Bezdicek

Category: historic site
Location: Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Arrondissement of Arras, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

50.36592° or 50° 21′ 57″ north

Longitude

2.74461° or 2° 44′ 41″ east

Open location code

9F249P8V+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 375156622

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Highlights include Monument to Polish volunteer soldiers and Mont de Mortier.

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