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Wancourt (French pronunciation: [wɑ̃kuʁ]) is a
commune in the Pas-de-Calais
department in the Hauts-de-France
region of
France about 5
miles (8.0 km) southeast...
- Vaast–Bailleul-aux-Cornailles road.
About 3 mi (4.8 km)
behind were the
Wancourt–Feuchy and to the
north the
Point du Jour lines,
running from the Scarpe...
- with a
final objective of the
Monchyriegel (Monchy
switch line)
between Wancourt and Feuchy. The
Third Army
attack on the
German defences either side of...
- Vitry-en-Artois
Waben Wacquinghen Wail
Wailly Wailly-Beaucamp
Wambercourt Wamin Wancourt Wanquetin Wardrecques Warlencourt-Eaucourt Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Warlus Warluzel...
- Wales's Own),
British Army
during the
First World War. On 23
April 1917 near
Wancourt, France, he
performed a deed for
which he was
awarded the
Victoria Cross...
- Vitry-en-Artois
Waben Wacquinghen Wail
Wailly Wailly-Beaucamp
Wambercourt Wamin Wancourt Wanquetin Wardrecques Warlencourt-Eaucourt Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Warlus Warluzel...
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advanced over 5
kilometres and
captured the
towns of Monchy-le-Preux and
Wancourt.
Lieutenant Charles Smith Rutherford VC MC MM from the 5th
Canadian Mounted...
- Army. On 1 October, the
French at
Arras were
pushed back from Guémappe,
Wancourt and Monchy-le-Preux,
until the
arrival of X Corps. By 1 October, two more...
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Beginning in April, the
Scots Greys were
engaged in
action around the town of
Wancourt. In
three days of fighting, in an
action that
would become known as the...
- Vitry-en-Artois
Waben Wacquinghen Wail
Wailly Wailly-Beaucamp
Wambercourt Wamin Wancourt Wanquetin Wardrecques Warlencourt-Eaucourt Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Warlus Warluzel...
