Hébuterne () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of FranceINSEE commune file southwest of Arras.
History Formerly within the ancient county of Artois, the village was redesignated within the new Department of the Pas de Calais after the French Revolution.
First World War
For most of the First World War, Hébuterne was in the front line of the Western Front and occupied by the Allied Forces entrenched on the eastern side of the village facing the Imperial German Army 800 yards beyond occupying the village of Gommecourt. In mid-summer 1916, the 56th (London) Division of the British Army carried out an attack from Hébuterne in an attempt to capture Gommecourt as a part of the Battle of the Somme offensive, which failed with severe losses.
Population
See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC cemetery