La Targette Polish Memorial opposite the Czechoslovakian Cemetery and Memorial on the D937 nr Neuville-St Vaast, France.
La Targette Polish Memorial stands opposite the Czechoslovakian Cemetery and Memorial on the other side of the road D937. Polish Memorial located opposite the Czechoslovakian Cemetery along the D937 About 2000 Polish enlisted in the French Foreign Legion (Légion de Galicie) at the beginning of WWI and fought under the French flag to defend France as many had settled in Artois and worked in the mines around Douai and wanted to defend their new home. They also fought for the independence of their country of origin Galicia (an historical region that is located at the border of present Poland and Ukraine) that had been under foreign domination (Russia and Austro-Hungarian Empire) since the 18th century. The Memorial pays tribute to the Polish Volunteers who fell on May 9, 1915 when attacking Thélus Mill (east of Neuville Saint-Vaast along the D49 and at the foot of Vimy Ridge (Hill 140). Poland became independent in 1918.
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Location: La Targette Polish Memorial, D937 Neuville-St Vaast, France
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
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