SOMMERANCE. RUINED CORNER OF VILLAGE AT JUNCTION OF THE ROMAGNE AND FLÉVILLE ROADS
Pass the other side of the German cemetery (photo above), then go through Romagne Wood, in which are numerous German dug-outs and gun-emplacements. Next cross a large plateau (Hill 247); 7 km. 400 beyond Romagne, Sommerance (damaged houses) is reached (photo below). In the village,
AMERICAN MONUMENT (1ST DIV., OCT. 11, 1918) On I.C. 4, 1 km. from Sommerance village.
beyond the public washing place near the church, take the street (I.C. 4) which ascends on the right. 1 km. beyond Sommerance, on the right of I.C. 4, there is another American monument (1st Division, October 11, 1918) (photo above).
3 km. 200 beyond Sommerance, Landres village (severely damaged) is reached. During the American offensive of October 14, 1918, the approach to Landres was fiercely contested. The American 5th Corps reached the outskirts of the village on October 14, but it was only on the 18th, after three days’ heavy fighting, that Landres was taken. The church was partially destroyed. Turn to the right beyond the church and then to the left. After crossing the stream, turn to the right again, and 100 yards further on, to the left.