One of the most important military activities in Picardy was a series of battles that took place along the Somme during the First World War.
From September 1914 to August 1918, four major battles, including the Battle of the Somme, were fought by British, French and German troops in northern Picardy.
The Somme Battlefields
A VAST NUMBER OF SITES OF REMEMBRANCE COMMEMORATING THE MANY NATIONALITIES WHO SERVED IN THE SOMME, INCLUDING THE BRITISH, FRENCH, GERMANS, AUSTRALIANS, CANADIANS, SOUTH AFRICANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS CAN BE FOUND TO THE EAST OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE INCLUDE MUSEUMS, MEMORIALS, BATTLEFIELD REMAINS AND CEMETERIES. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT A SELECTION OF THEM CAN BE FOUND HERE…
Albert / Beaumont-Hamel / Thiepval / La Boiselle / Pozières / Longueval / Rancourt / Mametz / Péronne / Villers-Bretonneux.
