Dover Patrol Memorial / Obélisque à la Dover Patrol, Escalles, France
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N 50° 55.494 E 001° 42.612
31U E 409350 N 5642265
The obelisk erected in 1922 to honour 'the glorious cooperation and frank comradeship of the French and British Navies during the Great War'
Waymark Code: WMD92J
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 12/07/2011
Views: 26
ENG: The obelisk erected in 1922 to honour 'the glorious cooperation and frank comradeship of the French and British Navies during the Great War'. As with its counterpart on the English side of the Channel, at Leatercote Point near St Margaret's Bay, the memorial is dedicated to the Royal Navy command which defended the Strait of Dover during the First World War. The original obelisk was destroied during the WWII, this one was rebuiled in 1962.
FR: L´obélisque inauguré en 1922 « en témoignage de la glorieuse coopération et de la franche camaraderie des marines française et britannique pendant la Grande Guerre ». Avec sa réplique situé de l’autre côté de la Manche à St. Margaret-at-Cliff près de Douvres, ce monument témoigne de l’action de la Dover Patrol (Patrouille de Douvres) pour la défense du stratégique détroit du Pas-de-Calais au cours de la Grande Guerre. Le monument d'origine a été détruit par l'armée allemande au cours de la deuxième guerre mondiale. Il a été reconstruit et inauguré en 1962.
CZ: Obelisk postavený v roce 1922 na pocest "slavné spolupráce a uprímného kamarádství francouzského a britského námornictvo behem první svetové války". Obelisk má protejšek na anglické strane Kanálu, v Leatercote Point u St Margaret's Bay. Pucodní obelisk znicili Nemci za 2. sv. války. Obnoven byl v roce 1962.
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1922
Private or Public Monument?: Government
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: local authority
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument: Cap Blanc-Nez Sente du Blanc-Nez ESCALLES, France 62179
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