Combles

Combles (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃bl] ⓘ; Picard: Conme) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

The city is part of the First World War remembrance circuit.

Combles is situated on the D20 road, some 50 km (31 mi) north-east of Amiens.

Combles was the operations centre for the battle of Bapaume during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71.

Combles was again at the centre of much fighting during World War I (1914–1918), with many of its buildings damaged and many of its residents injured or killed, not to mention the numerous casualties among the forces in combat there.

Combles after its capture in 1916 by British and French troops
Söldenau war memorial ( Ortenburg , Germany ); among the dead is Georg Reiter, killed at Combles on 30 April 1916