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Armentières

American  
[ar-mahn-tyer, ahr-muhn-teerz, -tyair] / ar mɑ̃ˈtjɛr, ˌɑr mənˈtɪərz, -ˈtjɛər /

noun

  1. a city in extreme N France: World War I battles 1914, 1918.


Armentières British  
/ armɑ̃tjɛr, ˈɑːmənˌtɪəz /

noun

  1. a town in N France: site of battles in both World Wars. Pop: 25 273 (1999)

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In February, 1917, Martin was “in billets” at Armentières.

From The Revellers by Louis Tracy

I should very much like to film that place from above, then follow down the lines, passing over St. Eloi, Plœgsteert, Armentières, Neuve Chapelle, Richebourg, Festubert, Givenchy, Loos, Hohenzollern Redoubt, and on to Arras.

From How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. by Geoffrey H. Malins

On the 15th the Third Corps was ordered to carry the line of the Lys from just below Estaires to Armentières.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by James Edward Parrott

As far, then, as this record of events goes, we may now bid farewell to the fighting area between Armentières and La Bassée, and follow exclusively the events east and south of Ypres.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton

The artillery had now played its part, but, to assist in the assault, one gun of the 41st Battery was pushed forward to the junction of the Armentières and La Bassée roads.

From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton

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