Documentaire NZ
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Documentary "Arras 1917, the story of the New Zealand Tunnellers"
A true historical evocation filmed in the Wellington Tunnels, enriched with archive footage, 3D images and accounts from historians and personalities from all over the world, this film is a poignant tribute to the history and role of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company in Arras during the First World War.
In just 6 months, from October 1916 to April 1917, the Tunnellers dug miles of tunnels with pickaxes to create a veritable underground city, capable of housing up to 24,000 soldiers, in preparation for a surprise attack unprecedented in military history, the Battle of Arras, launched on 9 April 1917.
Duration : 52mn - IN FRENCH ONLY
A true historical evocation filmed in the Wellington Tunnels, enriched with archive footage, 3D images and accounts from historians and personalities from all over the world, this film is a poignant tribute to the history and role of the New Zealand Tunnelling Company in Arras during the First World War.
In just 6 months, from October 1916 to April 1917, the Tunnellers dug miles of tunnels with pickaxes to create a veritable underground city, capable of housing up to 24,000 soldiers, in preparation for a surprise attack unprecedented in military history, the Battle of Arras, launched on 9 April 1917.
Duration : 52mn - IN FRENCH ONLY
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- French
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FICHE_INFO_SIMPLE_LIBELLE_DESTINATION
Rue Arthur Delétoille
62000
ARRAS
GPS coordinates
Latitude : 50.28056
Longitude : 2.78293