Oakham History Department

The History Department arranges visits to historical sites, workshops at leading museums, takes groups to lectures by important historians and has organised successful tours abroad. This blog gives news of any current excursions from Oakham...

You can find out more about History at Oakham by visiting the Department website.



Monday, February 6, 2012

Fricourt German war cemetery

Whilst there are very few German cemeteries in the Somme, they are rather large and, with their black crosses and huge communal graves, they are very gloomy. Our visit to the Fricourt German cemetery allows us to understand the scale of the German losses. Over 17000 German soldiers are buried here.
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