Historical place archive

Saint-Omer in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Saint-Omer in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical events in Saint-Omer

1915

19 December 1915
General Headquarters Command Assumed
Douglas Haig · World War, 1st

Haig assumes control of BEF General Headquarters and begins reviewing the army's organisation.

Provenance

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