Friday, 9 March 2018

Cambrai - Flesquieres Memorial of Nations

The Flesquieres Memorial of Nations commemorates those who fought in the area of Cambrai during the First World War. It is located in the centre of the 1917 Battle of Cambrai battlefield on the Flesquieres Ridge ,where many tanks were destroyed on the first day of the battle by German Gunners located in the area.

The flags of the nations who fought who fought in the area form 1914-1918 fly above the memorial. Plaques list all the Regiments who were engaged in the fighting.

Flesquieres Memorial of Nations
 
The centre of the memorial features tank tracks travelling in the direction of Cambrai.

Flesquieres Memorial Tank Track
A panorama overlooks the 1917 battlefield and details the course of the battle.

Flesquieres Memorial - Panorama

Flesquieres Memorial - Panorama - Battle of Cambrai 1917
 
Flesquieres Memorial - Panorama - Battle of Cambrai 1917
Masnieres

 
Flesquieres Memorial - Panorama - Battle of Cambrai 1917
Flesquieres Ridge

 
Flesquieres Memorial - Panorama - Battle of Cambrai 1917
Flesquieres Ridge