Visit the WWI Memorials in Pas de Calais

Due to its geographical location between England and Germany, Pas-de-Calais has always played an important role in the conflicts that have shaped European and world history.

The Pas-de-Calais region is one of the most important heritage sites in France. Travel to this region is part of your France vacation packages.
Due to its geographical location between England and Germany, the French heritage site of Pas-de-Calais has always played an important role in the conflicts that have shaped European and world history. And at only one hour travel from Paris by train, you can immerse yourself in the wealth of heritage that awaits.

This French travel and tourism destination has a rich history. During WWI, soldiers from across the globe came to the French heritage site, and visitors in France travel to this place to retrace the steps of these brave servicemen who fought to protect the freedom and peace we enjoy today.

Whether in search of ancestors or simply paying tribute, at French heritage sites like the German bunker, La Coupole, and the underground passageways in Wellington Quarry at Arras, people get closer to the experiences of the soldiers.

Other sites like the Commonwealth War Graves, the Canadian Memorial in Vimy, the national necropolis of Notre Dame de Lorette, or the German cemetery in Neuville-Saint-Vaast honor the fallen.

Native Americans Fighting Abroad

Embark on a France vacation tour. Visit the French heritage site of Pas-de-Calais and discover a little-known fact that Native Americans enlisted and fought in the wars. Moving silently, and with sharp eyes, the Native American warriors made excellent snipers and reconnaissance agents.

This France travel destination region has witnessed the bravery and fierceness of the Native American warriors — feared by German soldiers and respected by their Allied counterparts.
The ARACA (Association de Recherche des Anciens Combattants Amérindiens) is headquarted in Loos-en-Gohelle, a city in Pas-de-Calais. To date, its President, Yann Castelnot, has a list of over 4,000 names of enlisted American Indians.

Among the more well-known Native Americans are Standing Buffalo, the grandson of Sioux chief Sitting Bull, whose grave is found in Ficheux, and Tom Longboat, the marathon champion who used his running skills to carry messages across enemy lines.

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