France: Montreuil

Yesterday I got three postcards: one from France and two from Germany.

The card from France shows various views of Montreuil. Montreuil has medieval ramparts which were reinforced by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. In the Middle Ages the town laid by the sea, but now it is some distance away. During World War I was Montreuil the headquarters of the British Army in France. There is a statue of General Douglas Haig in front of Montreuil's theatre (upper left corner). 

General Douglas Haig was a British senior officer during World War I. He was the commander of the British Expeditionary Force from 1915 until 1918 including the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres and the Hundred Days Offensive. He became the model of class-based incompetent commanders unable to grasp modern tactics and technology.

With a nice stamp:
EUROPA (issued 04-05-2015)

Thank You very much William!