About this episode

The episode discusses the catastrophic events in Achicourt on April 8, 1917, leading to the village's destruction during World War I.

Send us Fan Mail On the afternoon of the 8th April 1917, a German plane flew over the small village of Achicourt near Arras, where preparations were underway for an attack to be made by the 56th Division the following day. The visit of the German plane set off a catastrophic chain of events that destroyed the village, killed countless soldiers and civilians, and resulted in one of the largest explosions ever seen on the Western Front to that point in the War. Support the podcast: https://ww...

People in this episode

Host: Matt Dixon

Topics covered

• World War I
• military history
• village destruction
• explosions
• German air raids

Keywords

• Achicourt
• Arras
• 56th Division
• explosion
• German plane
• World War I
• military history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Achicourt, Arras

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