点评:The 1st Australian Division Memorial is one of the WWI sites we visited as part of a 4 day self-drive tour of the Western Front Battlefields trail.
It is only a quick stop but worth it because in addition to the memorial, there are excellent information boards and the remains of a German bunker.
The memorial, a small obelisk-like monument, commemorates the 5,285 men of the 1st Australian Division who sacrificed their lives at Pozieres. Pozieres was of great strategic importance but had been held by the Germans until the 1st Australian Division were able to capture it in July, 1916.
We spent some looking at the panoramic map which gave us a good idea of the directions and distances to other WWI battlefields like Dernancourt, Ypres, Fromelles and Bullecourt.
The remains of the German ‘Gibraltar Bunker’ can also be seen as you walk between the carpark and the memorial. A German observation post, made out of reinforced concrete, it was captured by Australian soldiers during the Battle of Pozières.
NOTES:
* Entry here is free
* There is a carpark just of the highway
* It is easy to combine a stop here with a visit to the Pozieres Memorial/Cemetery because they are only minutes apart by car.
* Afterwards, Id recommend visiting Tommy’s Cafe which is just up the road and has an excellent collection of WWI artefacts and memorabilia.
翻译:澳大利亚第一师纪念碑是我们四日西线战场自驾游中参观的一战遗址之一。
虽然只是短暂停留,但绝对值得一游,因为除了纪念碑之外,这里还有精美的信息板和一座德国碉堡的遗迹。
这座纪念碑是一座小型方尖碑,纪念在波济耶尔战役中牺牲的5285名澳大利亚第一师士兵。波济耶尔具有重要的战略意义,但一直被德军占据,直到1916年7月澳大利亚第一师才将其攻占。
我们查看了全景地图,这让我们大致了解了前往其他一战战场(如德南库尔、伊普尔、弗罗梅勒和布勒库尔)的方向和距离。
从停车场到纪念碑之间步行,还可以看到德国“直布罗陀碉堡”的遗迹。这是一个由钢筋混凝土建成的德军观察哨,在波济耶尔战役中被澳大利亚士兵攻占。
备注:
* 此处免费入场
* 高速公路旁设有停车场
* 此处游览与波济耶尔纪念馆/公墓相距仅几分钟车程,方便您同时游览。
* 之后,我推荐您前往路边的汤米咖啡馆 (Tommy’s Cafe),那里收藏了大量一战文物和纪念品。