Château de Beaurepaire

Douglas Haig welcomes King George V

Château de Beaurepaire is a château on the D138 road between Montreuil and Campagne-les-Hesdin in the Pas-de-Calais, France.[1]

It housed the British Expeditionary Force's General Headquarters during World War I from April 1916 to April 1919, and was the command headquarters in this period of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Website of the commune of Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
  2. ^ Robertshaw, Andrew (30 May 2006). General Sir Douglas Haig. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 9781846030383. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Monument au maréchal lord Douglas HAIG". MÉMOIRES DE PIERRE (in French).

46°40′02″N 5°22′57″E / 46.66718°N 5.38260°E / 46.66718; 5.38260


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