Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
The belfry, entrance to the Boucher-de-Perthes Museum [fr]
Abbeville railway station (1905 postcard)
Certificate of the 'Soc. Établie pour l'Exploitation de l'Ancienne Manufacture Royale de Draps Fins d'Abbeville' from 2 January 1855, a successor of the Manufacture Royal.
Miniature de saint Matthieu, St. Riquier Gospels, municipal library
The Abbeville massacre took place during the Battle of France in the French town of Abbeville on 20 May 1940, when 21 political prisoners, mainly foreign nationals, were killed by the French soldiers
Abbeville
…newly formed 4e Division cuirassée reached Montcornet, resulting in the Battle of Montcornet. Without support, the 4th DCR was forced to retreat. The Abbeville massacre took place on 20 May 1940. Abbeville was taken by the Germans from the 2nd Panzer Division of Generalmajor Rudolf Veiel, also on 20 May 1940. There was…
The bodies of Rijckoort, Van Severen, Monami, Wéry, and two Italians