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Festubert
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Festubert (French pronunciation: [fɛstybɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Lille.[3] The village was on the Western Front during the First World War and was largely destroyed in the May 1915 Battle of Festubert.
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See also
- Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
- Defence of Festubert (November 1914)
- Battle of Festubert (May 1915)
- Battle of the Lys (1918) (Festubert was on the southern extremity of this battle)
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